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The Supreme Court of Canada ruled that a British Columbia babysitter should be acquitted following her conviction in connection with the drowning death of a toddler. The decision overturns the earlier verdict, prompting legal analysts to reexamine the complexities and evidentiary standards in such tragic cases.

nationalpost.com / Babysitter must be acquitted in toddler’s drowning death, Supreme Court of Canada says

The Crown failed to disclose key evidence to Tammy Bouvette’s lawyers, depriving her of the opportunity to make an informed decision about how to plead

cbc.ca / B.C. babysitter must be acquitted in toddler's 2011 drowning death, Supreme Court rules

Tammy Marion Bouvette pleaded guilty to criminal negligence causing the death of a 19-month-old in 2011. Her conviction was later overturned, but a B.C. court declined to enter an acquittal. On Friday, Canada's Supreme Court ruled that Bouvette should be acquitted.

citynews.ca / Supreme Court of Canada says babysitter must be acquitted in toddler’s death

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada says an acquittal is the appropriate outcome for a British Columbia woman whose conviction in the drowning death of a toddler was set aside two years ago. Tammy Bouvette was charged with second-degree murder but pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of criminal…

thestar.com / Supreme Court of Canada says babysitter must be acquitted in toddler's death

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says an acquittal is the appropriate outcome for a British Columbia woman whose conviction in the drowning death of a toddler was set aside two years ago.

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