Dennis John

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Charge:	Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs
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Year Cleared:	2018
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Canada
County or Region of Crime:	Ontario
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Dennis John was wrongly convicted of driving under the influence in Ontario, Canada. John was from Southeast Asia, and he knew little English. When stopped for DUI he acknowledged he understood his rights, and he was given a breathalyzer test that showed his blood alcohol level was in excess of the legal limit of 0.08%. John was convicted based on the test. He appealed arguing he wasn't provided with an interpreter. On January 18, 2018 the Superior Court of Justice in Ontario set-aside John's conviction on the basis he wasn't provided an interpreter to ensure he properly understood his rights, and the breathalyzer test was therefore inadmissible. The Court ordered his acquittal."
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Innocence Proved By:	"On January 18, 2018 the Superior Court of Justice in Ontario set-aside John's conviction on the basis he wasn't provided an interpreter to ensure he properly understood his rights, and the breathalyzer test was therefore inadmissible. The Court ordered his acquittal."
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Sex:	Male
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Information Source 1:	"R. v. John, 2018 ONSC 464"
Information Location 1:	https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onsc/doc/2018/2018onsc464/2018onsc464.html
Information Source 2:	"Failure To Contact Interpreter Critical In Decision To Set Aside Over 80 Conviction, By David Schell, DSF Blog (devrylaw.ca), January 29th, 2018"
Information Location 2:	http://www.devrylaw.ca/failure-to-contact-interpreter-critical-in-decision-to-set-aside-over-80-conviction/?utm_source=Mondaq&utm_medium=syndication&utm_campaign=View-Original
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Dennis John

Charge:

Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs

Sentence:

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

Year Cleared:

2018

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Canada

County or Region of Crime:

Ontario

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On January 18, 2018 the Superior Court of Justice in Ontario set-aside John's conviction on the basis he wasn't provided an interpreter to ensure he properly understood his rights, and the breathalyzer test was therefore inadmissible. The Court ordered his acquittal."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Information Source 1:

"R. v. John, 2018 ONSC 464"

Information Location 1:

https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onsc/doc/2018/2018onsc464/2018onsc464.html

Information Source 2:

"Failure To Contact Interpreter Critical In Decision To Set Aside Over 80 Conviction, By David Schell, DSF Blog (devrylaw.ca), January 29th, 2018"

Information Location 2:

http://www.devrylaw.ca/failure-to-contact-interpreter-critical-in-decision-to-set-aside-over-80-conviction/?utm_source=Mondaq&utm_medium=syndication&utm_campaign=View-Original

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