OTTAWA – The Ontario Court of Appeal has overturned another decision of Supreme Court Justice Michelle O’Bonsawin from when she served in a lower court, finding that she improperly relied on inadmissible text messages to convict a man for domestic abuse.

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This is the second Ontario Superior Court decision by O’Bonsawin appeals judges have overturned since she was appointed to the top court{ai:summary}<p>Ontario Court of Appeal overturns Justice O’Bonsawin's decision due to inadmissible evidence in domestic abuse case. New trial ordered for man sentenced to three years. #crime</p>

Another lower-court ruling by Supreme Court's O'Bonsawin shot down by appeals judges

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