Supreme Court upholds 2 manslaughter convictions for 2013 homicide

In a 3-2 decision, the Supreme Court of Canada has upheld manslaughter convictions for Emanuel Lozada and Victor Ramos, related to a 2013 homicide in downtown Toronto.Posted: May 17, 2024 10:43 AM EDT | Last Updated: 32 minutes ago

In a 3-2 decision released Friday morning, the court dismissed an appeal by Emanuel Lozada and Victor Ramos. The appeal hinged on the argument that the trial judge made a legal error in their instructions to the jury. "On a reading of the jury instructions and the trial judge's answer to the jury's questions as a whole, the jury was accurately instructed," wrote Justice Mary Moreau for the majority opinion.

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