More Tough Crimes: True Cases by Canadian Judges and Criminal Lawyers

The Honourable Patrick J. LeSage, C.M., Q.C., is a former chief Justice of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. Mr. LeSage was appopinted a member of the Order of Canada in 2007. Mr. William Trudell is the Chair of the Canadian Council of Criminal Defence Lawyer. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, and recipient of the first Law Times Lawyer of the Year award. Dr. Lorene Shyba is publisher and managing editor of Durvile Publications and UpRoute Books. She has been a post-secondary professor and researcher for over twenty years and is currently affiliated with the University of Calgary, Faculty of Arts.

More Tough Crimes continues the Durvile 'True Cases Series' with a 
collection of true criminal cases that, as Hon. John C. Major C.C. Q.C. put it, "Demonstrate that those in criminal justice do not 
escape unscathed from serious trials. Disturbing memories remain." From notorious cases to sensational strategies, More Tough Crimes provides a window into the insightful thinking of some of Canada's best legal minds. Donald Bayne on Senator Mike Duffy's trial as media spectacle and post-truth. Brian H. Greenspan on the case of hockey agent and promoter Alan Eagleson. David Bright on a tale of intrigue spanning extradition from India to Nova Scotia. Mona Duckett on a Mr. Big sting that leads to youths' false confessions to killings. Brock Martland on covert operations behind the notorious Surrey Six murders. Faith Finnestad on the twisting, turning, and unravelling of a crime of passion. Brian Beresh on gender discrimination hindering several quests for justice. Breese Davies on the Inquest into the self-strangulation death of Ashley Smith. Jonathan Rudin on an Inquest into the tragic deaths of Aboriginal youths. Alan D. Gold on the murder of a criminal lawyer and bogus lip reading evidence. James Lockyer on the wrongful conviction and acquittal of Steven Truscott. James Ogle on the trial of a store owner who shot and killed a robbery suspect. Clayton Rice on a murder resulting from a man's delusional mental disorder. Raymond Wyant on a vicious murder and rape case that changed his life. Joseph Di Luca on funny and sometimes tragic stories of inmate appeals. William Trudell on the trial of the contract killer of the wife of Helmuth Buxbaum.