October 10, 2019 – The wrongful conviction of Donald Marshall Jr. is a significant part of Nova Scotia’s history. Nova Scotians can now access the records of the Royal Commission on the Donald Marshall Jr. Prosecution online.
In 1971, Donald Marshall Jr., from Membertou, was wrongfully convicted of murdering Sandy Seale in Sydney’s Wentworth Park. Marshall was 17 years old when he received a life sentence for murder. He was exonerated by the royal commission in 1990 which determined that systemic racism had contributed to his wrongful imprisonment.
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