New Brunswick Judge Issues Apology to Wrongfully Convicted Men

A New Brunswick judge has issued a heartfelt apology to Robert Mailman and Walter Gillespie, two men who were wrongfully convicted of murder forty years ago. The judge expressed regret for the 'miscarriage of justice' that led to their convictions and subsequent decades of lost freedom. Mailman and Gillespie were exonerated in a 1983 murder case after it was discovered that crucial evidence had been undisclosed and key witnesses had recanted their statements. The judge's public apology comes as a significant moment in the unearthing of a case that saw these men unjustly convicted for a crime they did not commit.