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This video shows how back up and unorganized the Canadian Justice System is. Even though the individual had confessed to the murders TWO WEEKS after the teen was, it still took nine years to release him. This goes to show that this isn't a top priority in the justice system, which is very upsetting.

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Teen Wrongly Convicted for Murder, Freed After 9 Years

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This video shows the seriousness and the frequency of wrongful convictions. It encompasses how it can ruin an individuals life very quickly.

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Wronged: 2 people share their stories of wrongful conviction

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Rob Warden is examining the phenomena of wrongful convictions.

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Wrongful convictions: Rob Warden at TEDxMidwest

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Richard Brant was pushing his baby in the stroller when he noticed there was red foam around the baby's nose. The baby died two days later when they decided he wouldn't be able to make it. Brant had just found out his new girlfriend was pregnant and didn't want to miss out on the child's life. The doctor who testified that the baby died of shaken baby syndrome has had his licence revoked. 6 people at the time had been freed because he had testified to put them away. Richard said he wanted to see him spend time in jail because he put so many people there.

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Ontario's highest court acquitted a man Wednesday who pleaded guilty in the death of his infant son because of a report from now-disgraced pathologist Charles Smith.

Both the Crown and defence asked the justices to acquit Richard Brant, 38, with the Crown conceding there was a miscarriage of justice.

On Wednesday, the Ontario Court of Appeal set aside the conviction and ordered that Brant be acquitted.

"Now I can hold my head up high, no more doubt," Brant told CBC's Jasmine Seputis. "The truth always comes out. I waited and it finally came."

Brant was charged with manslaughter in 1993 in the death of two-month-old Dustin, and eventually pleaded guilty to aggravated assault.

In November 1992, Brant was pushing his son in a stroller when when red foam began to form around the baby's nose. Dustin died two days later.

A pathologist listed pneumonia and respiratory failure as the causes of death, but Smith, at the time considered the top child forensic pathologist in Ontario, examined the case and concluded the boy likely died from shaken baby syndrome.

With Brant's word against Smith's, facing a lengthy prison term if convicted of manslaughter and having just found out his girlfriend was pregnant, Brant pleaded guilty in 1995 to the lesser charge and served six months in jail.

Smith was once considered an expert on child forensic pathology, but an inquiry found that errors in his work were responsible for several people being wrongfully convicted and sent to prison.

The Crown had argued that Brant's guilty plea was affected by Smith's reputation, which no longer stands. His medical licence was revoked earlier this year.

Brant said it's a "happy day" after years of being made to feel like a criminal.

When asked about his thoughts on Smith, Brant said he would like to see him spend time behind bars.

"I think he needs to go to jail for a little while to see what he put a lot of people through," Brant said. "He ruined a lot of people's lives. And I think he needs to go and see what it's like inside jail 'cause he's the one that put a lot of people there."

Brant said he now just wants to get on with his life. The truck driver is the father of two girls, aged 11 and 15.

There are still half a dozen cases involving Charles Smith's mistakes making their way through the courts. Six people he helped convict have already been cleared of any wrongdoing.

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Father in disgraced pathologist case acquitted | CBC News

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Ontario's highest court acquitted a man Wednesday who pleaded guilty in the death of his infant son because of a report from now-disgraced pathologist Charles Smith. Both the Crown and defence asked the justices to acquit Richard Brant, 38, with the Crown conceding there was a miscarriage of justice.

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Richard Brant was accused of killing his baby, Dustin. It was thought he had died of pneumonia which made sense because he had chest infection. The police made it seem that he had killed the baby and that Dustin died of shaken baby syndrome. Richard was urged to accept a plea bargain that would make his charge aggravated assault. He was looked down upon in his community and filed an affidavit to get his name cleared because he didn't kill the baby. The experts testimony began to get questions in other cases as well and was determined he was not creditable. The baby's mother believed he was innocent the whole time and said how police treated them as criminals.

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On November 17, 1992, nineteen-year-old Richard Brant, of Belleville, Ontario, was out for a walk with Dustin, his infant son. Richard was very proud to be a new father and looked forward to raising Dustin with his girlfriend, Mary Farrell. When he ran into his cousin, Richard excitedly lifted up the hood on Dustin's baby carriage to introduce the two.

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This article describes how Richard Brant was acquitted by the Ontario Court of Appeal in May of 2011. Previous to his acquittal, Richard was charged with manslaughter and were laid in 1993; a year after the death of his nine-month-old son, Dustin Brant. Eventually, Richard pled guilty to aggravated assault causing Shaken Baby Syndrome. He decided to plead guilty after speaking with his wife, who was pregnant at the time. She told him that it was the better option as he would still be able to see their new child. Eventually, pathologist Dr. Charles Smith ruled pneumonia and other respiratory issues to be the cause of death.

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Richard Brant, the man who pleaded guilty in the death of his two-month-old son in the 1990s because of a report from a now-disgraced pathologist, was acquitted by the Ontario Court of Appeal on Wednesday.

Brant, who originally hails from Moncton, was charged in 1993 with manslaughter in his baby's death the previous year.

He eventually pleaded guilty to aggravated assault after testimony from Charles Smith said his son, Dustin, died of Shaken Baby Syndrome.

His conclusions flew in the face of another pathologist who listed pneumonia and respiratory failure as causes of death.

Although Brant maintained he never did anything to intentionally cause Dustin's death, he pleaded guilty in 1995 to the lesser charge and was sentenced to six months after his lawyer Robert Graydon, now an Ontario Court judge, told him Smith was the "God" of his profession.

In the court the defence had requested that Brant be acquitted and the Crown agreed that there had been a miscarriage of justice.

Speaking to CTV's John Musselman, Brant said the outcome was a huge relief.

"A lot of weight is off my shoulders," said the 38-year-old. "I am glad the truth finally came out. A lot of people they listened to this professional man who gave his report...and it made everyone doubt what I was saying."

He said he made the decision to plead to aggravated assault after speaking to his then-pregnant wife, who said it would be a better decision in order to ensure he could spend time with his other child.

As for what Brant thinks of Smith now, he said: "I can't say my thoughts on TV, they're not good."
With files from The Canadian Press

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Dad acquitted in infant son's death, 18 years later

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Richard Brant, the man who pleaded guilty in the death of his two-month-old son in the 1990s because of a report from a now-disgraced pathologist, was acquitted by the Ontario Court of Appeal on Wednesday. Brant, who originally hails from Moncton, was charged in 1993 with manslaughter in his baby's death the previous year.

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This is the doctor who put so many people away by disregarding evidence that pointed to their innocence. His licence has been revoked.

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This is Richard Brant, the father of his baby boy Dustin. He was accused of murdering his baby due to shaken baby syndrome.

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The picture Richard Brant is holding up is a picture of his son, Dustin Brant. Dustin was the baby that died of pneumonia.