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Innocence Canada and the story of Tammy Marquardt.

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Innocence Canada and the story of Tammy Marquardt.

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This article explains directly what Tammy Marquardt was wrongly convicted for as well as shows interesting and key facts relating to the case of Kenneth Marquardt. Tammy was convicted of murdering her two year old son and was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 10 years.

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If not for Charles Smith, it is unlikely that Tammy would have spent almost 14 years in prison for a "crime" that never happened. That said, there were other factors that contributed to her wrongful conviction. The jury heard a considerable amount of evidence regarding her demeanor at the hospital, Kenneth's funeral and upon her arrest.

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(n.) A conviction of a person accused of a crime which, in the result of subsequent investigation, proves erroneous. Persons who are in fact innocent but who have been wrongly convicted by a jury or other court of law.
This article Is about the ordeal that Tammy had to go through, and she talks about disgraced pathologist and how he turned her whole world upside down.

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A Toronto woman released on bail Thursday pending a review of her 1995 murder conviction, which was based on evidence presented by a disgraced former child pathologist, says she has been through a "living hell."

Supporters of Tammy Marquardt erupted in cheers in a Toronto courtroom on Thursday morning as Ontario Appeal Court justice Kathryn Feldman read the order releasing her to a halfway house until her appeal is heard.

Marquardt, who was convicted of suffocating her 2½-year-old son Kenneth, is one of several individuals in Ontario whose cases have been reopened in the wake of an expert panel of pathologists and a public inquiry discrediting the testimony of Dr. Charles Smith.

Speaking to reporters outside the courthouse, a tearful Marquardt said the court's decision was the "first step" in clearing her name after 14 years behind bars.

"Today, I finally have my day," she said. "I would never wish this upon my worst enemy."

Marquardt has steadfastly denied killing her son, who was found tangled up in his bed sheets on Oct 9, 1993. During Marquardt's trial, Smith testified that tiny red marks on the toddler's lungs were proof he had been asphyxiated.

But six other forensic experts concluded Smith was wrong. They said the boy had epilepsy, which meant he could have died from a seizure or other natural causes.

James Lockyer, a lawyer for the group who is representing Marquardt, told CBC News there is "every reason" to think his client is innocent and said he would present evidence to prove it.

As for Smith, Marquardt said she doesn't think the former pathologist has fully answered for his actions.

"All I want to say to him is, 'Why?' " she told reporters.

Smith made 'false and misleading statements': inquiry

In 20 child autopsies reviewed by outside experts in 2005, Smith was found to have made major scientific errors, leading to baseless charges of child-killing and 13 subsequent criminal convictions.

Marquardt, who was only 23 years old and pregnant when she went to prison, is the only one involved in that review who is still behind bars. She has been serving her sentence at the Grand Valley Institution in Kitchener, Ont.

Her baby and another son, both born after she was charged, were seized by the Children's Aid Society and later adopted.

Lockyer noted she has been behind bars longer than William Mullins-Johnson, who spent 12 years in prison after Smith wrongly accused him of murdering his four-year-old niece in 1993.

Mullins-Johnson, who was acquitted by the Ontario Court of Appeal in 2007, came to the courthouse to show his support for his friend Marquardt.

"We connected immediately," he said. "The length of time that we were sentenced to, the damage to our families, to ourselves. We paralleled each other in a lot of ways."

The two walked away from the courthouse hand-in-hand.

At the provincial inquiry examining Smith's mistakes, the former pathologist apologized to the people who suffered because of his errors.

In his final report, Justice Stephen Goudge found that over a 10-year span at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Smith "actively misled" his superiors, "made false and misleading statements" in court and exaggerated his expertise in trials.

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Ont. woman convicted on disgraced pathologist's testimony granted bail | CBC News

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A Toronto woman released on bail Thursday pending a review of her 1995 murder conviction, which was based on evidence presented by a disgraced former child pathologist, says she has been through a "living hell."

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The picture below is Tammy Marquardt holding a photograph of her deceased son in June 2011 at the Oshawa Court house after spending almosr fourteen years in prison.

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Below is a picture of Charles Smith, the man who performed the autopsy on Kenneth, Tammy Marquardt's two year old son. Smith came to the conclusion that the death was no accident, and that the little boy had been strangled.

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This article was written after Tammy got exonerated from prison after 13 years. She is briefly asked about her feelings towards Charles Smith and whether or not she feels she needs and is entitled to some sort of compensation.  Tammy, and many others were victimized by the incompetence of Pathologist Charles Smith.

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Justice at last for wrongly convicted Oshawa woman

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OSHAWA -- Tammy Marquardt walked out of the Oshawa courthouse and into the warm sunshine of a Tuesday morning, strode to a bank of microphones, and smiled. \

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Was Charles Smith malicious or just incompetent? This video talks about multiple wrongful convictions made because of Charles Smith's examinations.  If it was not for Charles Smiths' testimony, it is very unlikely that Tammy Marquardt would have been charged in the death of her two year old son.

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'Incompetent' pathologist ruined countless lives, but why was Charles Smith never charged? | Watch News Videos Online

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Watch 'Incompetent' pathologist ruined countless lives, but why was Charles Smith never charged? Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca

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This video dives deeper into other cases where injustice was served because of Toronto Pathologist Charles Smith. Where is he now? How can we change the justice system to make sure this does not happen to another dozen families?

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Forensic Files Sex Crimes Palm Print Conviction

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Forensic Sciences and Miscarriages of Justice

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Inquiry into Forensic Pathology and Dr. Charles Smith. Lorne Honickman invites Joseph Neuberger on the set of Court TV's Legal Briefs to discuss the case involving Toronto Pathologist Charles Smith, and expert witnesses in general

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The image below is a picture of Tammy, her fiancé Rick and their 1 year old daughter Tiffany. Tammy is still grieving the loss of her son while trying to move forward with her life. Her grieving process was ripped away from her in 1992 when she was convicted of murdering her two year old son.