1984 murder convictions overturned: Two N.B. men in court today to learn fate
Jan 4, 2024 | 9:22 AM
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Two New Brunswick men whose 1984 murder convictions were recently overturned are expected to learn today in court whether they will face trial again.
Robert Mailman and Walter Gillespie, who were convicted in the Nov. 30, 1983, killing of George Gilman Leeman, are to plead not guilty at the Court of King’s Bench in Saint John.
That’s according to Ron Dalton, co-president of Innocence Canada, an organization that advocates for the wrongfully accused and that took up the men’s case.
Federal Justice Minister Arif Virani quashed the two second-degree murder convictions last month, saying there was reasonable basis to conclude that a miscarriage of justice likely occurred.
