Paul Burstein This is Me

 Web References

1. 1. osgoode.yorku.ca

   osgoode.yorku.ca/media2.nsf/83 - [Cached]

   Published on: 4/29/2006   Last Visited: 4/29/2006

   Criminal lawyer Paul Burstein, an adjunct professor at York's Osgoode Hall Law School, said the government's current strategy of obtaining strict conditions upon Homolka's release violates the spirit of her plea bargain. "It's kind of half a measure. If you're going to do it, you might as well ... go deep," he said, suggesting the government should pursue further charges.

2. 2. www.niagarafallsreview.ca

   www.niagarafallsreview.ca/weba - [Cached]

   Published on: 8/4/2007   Last Visited: 8/7/2007

   In a case of acquittal for murder it is not uncommon for the Crown to appeal, Paul Bernstein, criminal lawyer and former adjunct professor at Osgoode Hall Law School, told the Toronto Star.
   
   To be granted a new trial, he said the Crown had to not only establish there was an error of law, but show the error was significant enough that a conviction would most likely have been obtained but for the mistake.
   
   "The system is set up to avoid wrongful convictions, so you don't need to prove our innocence," he said.

3. 3. Y-File

   www.yorku.ca/yfile/archive/ind - [Cached]

   Published on: 7/21/2004   Last Visited: 5/2/2005

   Criminal lawyer Paul Burstein, an adjunct professor at York's Osgoode Hall Law School, said the government's current strategy of obtaining strict conditions upon Homolka's release violates the spirit of her plea bargain. "It's kind of half a measure. If you're going to do it, you might as well ... go deep," he said, suggesting the government should pursue further charges.