Ontario s top court upholds conviction of Toronto police officer in beating of Dafonte Miller
The Ontario Court of Appeal has rejected appeals filed by both the Crown and defence after a Toronto police officer was convicted of brutally assaulting a young Black man.
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Posted: Jul 19, 2021 4:00 PM ET | Last Updated: July 20
Defence lawyers had been seeking to overturn Michael Theriault s conviction for assault after the Toronto police officer was sentenced to nine months in jail in the beating of Dafonte Miller in December 2016. The Ontario Court of Appeal dismissed that appeal on Monday.(Martin Trainor/CBC)
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