Connie Oakes files lawsuit against Alberta Crown, MHPS over wrongful conviction
MEDICINE HAT, AB — A woman wrongfully convicted in a 2011 murder is suing a Crown prosecutors and several members of the Medicine Hat Police Service.
Connie Oakes has filed a statement of claim in Medicine Hat Court of Queen’s Bench, and is seeking $1 million in damages.
According to the statement of claim, eight members of the police service and Police Chief Andy McGrogan were named in the lawsuit, along with Crown prosecutor Andrea Dolan.