LAO test cases
The following are public interest matters that LAO has supported.
- Cultural assessment report considered in sentencing
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In December 2014, police were investigating a home invasion when they approached Kevin Morris and three other black men in a parking lot. (It was later determined that none of the men had been involved in the home invasion).
Read more - Clarifying the connection between Aboriginal heritage and criminal sentencing
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Under LAO’s Aboriginal Justice Strategy, improving services for First Nation, Métis and Inuit clients has been paramount. This was why, in 2016, LAO supported Andrew Kreko’s appeal to challenge a trial judge who did not take Mr. Kreko’s Aboriginal heritage into account at sentencing.
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