wrongful conviction

Calgary (Rajeev Sharma) — Alberta’s top court has overturned the murder convictions of a Calgary man serving a life sentence for two counts of murder, ruling that the verdict was unreasonable and unsupported by the evidence presented at trial. In a decision released Monday, the Alberta Court of Appeal identified “serious flaws” in the trial judge’s assessment of the evidence and entered acquittals, clearing Gerald Benn of all charges. Benn, who has spent more than five years in custody since his arrest in September 2020, is now set to be released. “A conviction cannot be supported by this evidence,” the…