Episode 71 | Life After Wrongful Conviction: Maria Shepherd's Story
CIAJ In All Fairness - ICAJ En toute justice
English - October 02, 2023 15:26 - 52 minutes - 95.7 MB - ★★★★ - 1 ratingGovernment Education judge legal administrativelaw judgmentwriting justice law lawyer Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In 1992, at the age of 23 and pregnant with her fourth child, Maria Shepherd plead guilty to manslaughter in the death of her three-year-old stepdaughter, Kasandra, to avoid a much longer sentence which would have torn her away from her family. 25 years later, she was acquitted on the basis of new forensic expert evidence. She has realized her dream of becoming a licensed paralegal and runs her own paralegal practice. In this episode with her friend and UBC Innocence Project Director Tamara Levy, Maria Shepherd explains the myriad of experiences and tragic consequences that resulted from her wrongful conviction, and how it still affects her life.