Latimer seeking new trial
March 19th, 2008
From the Regina [Saskatchewan] Leader-Post:
Saskatchewan farmer Robert Latimer, who served seven years in prison for the murder of his daughter Tracy, says he is seeking a new jury trial. Tracy had cerebral palsy, and Latimer has maintained that he killed her to end her suffering. He claims he did not receive a fair trial.
His decision to serve his day parole in Ottawa, he insisted, is “not a great move to institute new policies in the federal government. All I want is some honest answers. And I really believe I deserve them.”
One of the answers he’s seeking relates to assertions by the courts that he and his wife could have used other medication to manage their daughter’s pain more effectively.
“I want the identification of that pain medication,” he said, adding that he believes no such alternatives were available. “Let’s face it, it’s a fraud. And they know that.”
… Latimer said people who fear he will lobby for changes to legalize mercy killing are “hysterical. I don’t know what they’re afraid of. They just seem like abusive people to me.”
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