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By Brittany Hobson The federal government has ordered an appeal into the conviction of a First Nations man \u2014 14 years after his death \u2014 in the killing of a restaurant worker in Winnipeg. Federal Justice Minister Sean Fraser announced Monday that a review of the conviction of Russell Woodhouse found reasonable grounds to conclude there was likely a miscarriage of justice in his case. Woodhouse died in 2011. “My decision does not decide guilt or innocence, as that will rest with the courts, but it ensures new information can be considered and that Mr. Woodhouse\u2019s family has another chance to appeal his conviction,” Fraser said in a release. “Our responsibility is to make sure Canadians can trust their justice system, and that means, in rare cases, taking action to… <\/p>\n

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By Brittany Hobson The federal government has ordered an appeal into the conviction of a First Nations man \u2014 14 years after his death \u2014 in the killing of a restaurant worker in Winnipeg. Federal Justice Minister Sean Fraser announced Monday that a review of the conviction of Russell Woodhouse found reasonable grounds to conclude there was likely a miscarriage of justice in his case. Woodhouse died in 2011. “My decision does not decide guilt or innocence, as that will rest with the courts, but it ensures new information can be considered and that Mr. Woodhouse\u2019s family has another chance to appeal his conviction,” Fraser said in a release. “Our responsibility is to make sure Canadians can trust their justice system, and that means, in rare cases, taking action to... <\/p>\n

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