After 37 years Tomas Yebes has finally cleared his name of the murder of his two young sons. Richard Fowler was part of the team of veteran criminal defence lawyers who worked with the UBC Innocence Project over a period of 10 years to prepare the case that got Mr. Yebes’ conviction overturned. Unfortunately, the original decision will remain on Canlii as the test for upholding guilty verdicts even though it is based on a wrongful conviction.
Read the full Globe & Mail story: Tomas Yebes always said he didn’t kill his two sons. Nearly four decades later, the courts finally agree