Two Manitoba men convicted in 1973 killing granted acquittal

A courtroom erupted in cheers and applause Tuesday after a Manitoba judge said the words two First Nations men have been waiting a half-century to hear.
“You are innocent. You deserve acquittals. I’m now happy to enter them,” Chief Justice Glenn Joyal of the Court of King’s Bench told Brian Anderson and Allan Woodhouse.

“Your stories are stories of courage and resilience.”

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