| Innocence on Trial: The Framing of Ivan Henry Contributor(s): McEwen, Joan (Author) |
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ISBN: 1772030023 ISBN-13: 9781772030020 Publisher: Heritage House OUR PRICE: $20.66 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - True Crime | Con Artists, Hoaxes & Deceptions - Law | Criminal Law - Sentencing |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 9" (2.20 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1980's - Locality - Vancouver, British Columbia - Geographic Orientation - British Columbia - Cultural Region - Canadian - Chronological Period - 1990's - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the early 1980s, Vancouver residents were still reeling from the sensational arrest of child murderer Clifford Olson when a new terror surfaced in the headlines: a serial rapist was attacking women across the city. In May 1982, with a tarnished image and few leads in their case, the Vancouver Police Department made an arrest. Ivan Henry was an ex-convict still adjusting to civilian life when he was detained on a break-and-enter charge. A short time later, he found himself on trial for ten charges of sexual assault--crimes he vehemently denied committing. Making the misguided decision to forego legal representation and defend himself, Henry sealed his own fate. Declared a dangerous offender in November 1983, Henry spent twenty-seven years in prison before being acquitted in 2010 on the basis of unreliable evidence. To this day, he has not been compensated or publicly exonerated. Author and arbitration lawyer Joan McEwen has spent three years interviewing Ivan Henry, investigating his case, and helping him seek compensation for his hellish life behind bars. This is a powerful story of justice miscarried and one man's determined quest to win restitution for the wrongly convicted. |
Contributor Bio(s): McEwen, Joan: - Joan McEwen is a Vancouver-born labour lawyer and arbitration specialist. Educated at Simon Fraser University and the University of British Columbia, she was called to the bar in 1978. After making partner at two law firms, she became a freelance labour arbitrator, her specialty since 1990. She is actively involved in innocence projects across North America that help exonerate and compensate the wrongfully convicted. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. |