Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Smoking Ban |
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2005 |
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2006 |
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Judicially Exonerated |
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"Wrongly convicted in September 2005 of violating Manitoba, Canada's, The Non-Smokers Health Protection Act, which took effect in October, 2004. The Act essentially bans smoking in all public places, except for indian reservation land. It was ruled to be discriminatory against non-indians, such as Robert Jenkinson, the owner of a motel." |
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Information Source 1: |
"Smoking ban conviction overturned, Fort Frances Times (Fort Frances, Ontario), August 15, 2006" |
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http://www.fftimes.com/index.php/6/2006-08-15/26625 |
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"Judge snuffs out part of Manitoba smoking ban, CBC News, August 15, 2006" |
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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/manitoba/story/2006/08/15/smokingban-appeal.html |
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