Journal of Criminology and Forensic Studies ISSN: 2640-6578
Commentary
Outrage of Injustice, Vaginas on Display: R V Barton
Published: 2020-02-27

Abstract

The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) heard one of the most vitriol murder cases against an Indigenous woman whose vagina was put on display at trial. What was most disturbing was that this issue was not the topic of appeal at the highest court in Canada.