A Quebec judge has granted bail to a man who spent 33 years behind bars for four murders after concerns were raised about the fairness of his trial.
Daniel Jolivet's case is being reviewed by a federal commission for possible miscarriage of justice.
Meanwhile, Quebec Superior Court Judge Line Décarie announced today at the Montreal courthouse that Jolivet will be released from prison pending the outcome of the case.
Daniel Jolivet (left) hugs his lawyer Nicolas Saint-Jacques outside the Montreal Courthouse in Montreal on Friday, December 19, 2025, after being released on bail. Jolivet spent 33 years in prison for murders he said he did not commit.
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Jolivet, 68, was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of second-degree murder in 1994 in Brossard, Quebec, south of Montreal.
In June, the Crown wrote to Jolivet's lawyer that it had reasonable grounds to conclude that the accused were not given a fair and equitable trial.
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In October, the federal government announced there were reasonable grounds to believe there was a miscarriage of justice in the case and the Justice Department's criminal conviction review team would conduct an investigation.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 19, 2025.
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