"When judges or juries make decisions at the end of a trial, they are final, subject to a party's right to appeal. It would be inappropriate and unethical for judges to succumb to outside pressure to modify or qualify their decisions or reasons."
"The report, which was requested by Toronto police Chief Myron Demkiw, comes years after Northrup was struck and killed by a vehicle driven by Zameer in an underground parking garage at Toronto City Hall on July 1, 2021. It also raised significant concerns with collision theories posed by two separate expert witnesses in Zameer's trial."
"Zameer's lawyer, Nader Hasan, said at a news conference Thursday that the OPP and Toronto Police Service must publicly release the 'purported' accident reconstruction report to restore faith in those police agencies."
Following an OPP report concluding that Toronto police officers did not lie or collude during the Umar Zameer trial, Premier Doug Ford and the Toronto Police Association called for trial judge Anne Molloy to apologize. Chief Justice Geoffrey Morawetz responded that such demands are unethical and inappropriate, emphasizing judicial independence and finality of trial decisions. The case involves Zameer's conviction in the 2021 death of Detective Jeffrey Northrup. The OPP report raised concerns about collision reconstruction expert testimony accepted by both jury and judge. Zameer's lawyer demanded public release of the accident reconstruction report to restore public confidence in police agencies.
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