RSED Statement on the Ontario Court of Appeal’s Decision in R. v. Jennifer Pan

Today, in an unanimous decision, the Ontario Court of Appeal overturned Jennifer Pan's conviction for the first degree murder of her mother and ordered a new trial for her and her co-accused. The Court accepted Ms. Pan's argument that the trial judge failed to instruct the jury on all available verdicts.

The court upheld the conviction for the attempted murder of Ms.Pan's father. Ms. Pan is considering her options in relation to this aspect of the judgement.

Today's decision is a landmark in the fight to exonerate Ms. Pan.

Stephanie DiGiuseppe and Harshi Mann may be reached for comment via email to hmann@rubyshiller.com.