Discussion Forum 9: Lesson 9 - Informant's Evidence (2%) This assignment relates to the following Course Learning Requirements: CLR 6 - Identify appropriate sources of information relative to investigate needs Objective of this Assignment: To discuss the importance and consequences of systemic issues. Instructions: "The prosecutors' views were no doubt colored by their genuine views on Guy Paul Morin's guilt; as a result, evidence which undermined the informants was more easily discarded and largely inconsequential evidence became confirmatory. However, no existing law or ethical standards prevented the prosecutors from calling even suspect evidence, so long as they did not know the evidence was perjured. There was no misconduct in the prosecutorial decision to call these informants. Nonetheless, the decision to call these witnesses raises important systemic issues." (Commissioner Kaufman, Morin Inquiry) Read Chapters 1 (The Scope and Nature of the Inquiry) and Chapter 3 (Jailhouse Informants) of the Kaufman Inquiry (link below). Once you have read Chapters 1 and 3 then discuss on the important systemic issues this raises. http://www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/about/pubs/morin/morin_esumm.pdf

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