Wilfred Beaulieu was sentenced in 1992 to 3 1/2 years imprisonment for two sexual assaults. A s.690 was entered in 1996 and his appeal was allowed by the Alberta Court of Appeal. An acquittal was subsequently entered in 1997.

Gordon Folland. On January 27, 2005, the Ontario Court of Appeal granted Gordon Folland the right to sue his trial lawyer for negligently defending him. Folland spent three years imprisoned for a 1994 rape. His conviction was overturned in 1999 after DNA tests identified another man as the perpetrator of the crime. Folland is suing his trial lawyer for damages flowing from his negligent representation. In a rare departure from its homicide-only position, AIDWYC was involved in Gordon Folland's appeal.

Peter Frumusa was sentenced in 1989 to life imprisonment for murder. A new trial was ordered by the Ontario Court of Appeal in 1996 and the charges were withdrawn in June 1998. AIDWYC assisted in his case.

Clayton Johnson was sentenced in 1993 to life imprisonment for murder. As.690 application was filed by AIDWYC in March 1998 and his case was referred by the Minister to Nova Scotia Court of Appeal in September 1998. On February 18, 2002 an acquittal was entered in this case and Johnson walked out of the Nova Scotia courtroom a free man. Johnson received financial compensation from the Nova Scotia government.

Kulaveerasingam Karthiresu of Ontario spent almost seven years in jail for a murder he did not commit. He was exonerated in 2000.

Donald Marshall Jr., a Mi'kmag Indian, was sentenced in 1971 at the age of 17 to life imprisonment for the murder of Sandy Seale. He spent 11 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. A s.690 application was granted in 1982 and he was acquitted by the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal in 1983. The injustice of Marshall's experience led to the establishment of a Royal Commission in 1986 that questioned the prosecution of his case and a 1990 Inquiry into the judges who heard the case. In 1991, the Marshall Inquiry Report was made public and became central to the movement among First Nation's communities toward indigenous, community-based alternative justice programs. Marshall received $250,000 and a monthly annuity from the government of Nova Scotia as compensation for his wrongful conviction.

Richard McArthur was sentenced in 1986 to life imprisonment for murder. A s.690 reference was granted in February 1998 and Richard was acquitted in 1999.

Michael McTaggart was sentenced in 1987 to five years imprisonment for bank robbery convictions. A new trial was ordered by the Ontario Court of Appeal in 1990 and the charges were withdrawn four months later. AIDWYC worked with lawyer Haig DeRusha to help McTaggart obtain a settlement with Halton Region police in 2001.

Felix Michaud of New Brunswick was convicted in both 1993 and 1995 of the murder of his second cousin by lighting fire to her house. Michaud was released in 2001. It was recognized that there was a high degree of negligence demonstrated by the Crown in failing to disclose evidence that was beneficial to the defence.

Guy Paul Morin was sentenced in 1992 to life imprisonment for murder. An acquittal was entered by the Ontario Court of Appeal in 1995 as a result of DNA testing.

Wilson Nepoose was sentenced in 1987 to life imprisonment for murder. In 1991, a s.690 application resulted in his case being referred to the Alberta Court of Appeal and a new trial was ordered in 1992, but the trial was not proceeded with. The skeletal remains of Wilson Nepoose were discovered in January 1998 after his family reported him missing. Wilson was preparing a civil suit suit against Corrections Canada and the RCMP at the time of his death. His family has continued the suit, but as of this date there has not been a resolution.

Richard Norris was sentenced in 1980 to 23 months imprisonment for sexual assault. He was acquitted in 1991 after a friend confessed to the crime.

Gregory Parsons was sentenced in 1994 to life imprisonment for murder. The Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal ordered a new trial in 1996 and a stay of proceedings was entered in 1998 based on DNA testing. AIDWYC intervened before the Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court on a Charter application to set aside the stay and have an acquittal entered. An acquittal was entered with the consent of the Crown in November 1998. The government of Newfoundland and Labrador will not admit blame in the wrongful conviction of Parsons. In March 2002 the government awarded Parsons $650,000 on humanitarian grounds and, after a public Inquiry in 2005, awarded him an additional $650,000.

Benoit Proulx was sentenced in 1991 to life imprisonment for murder. He was acquitted by the Quebec Court of Appeal in 1992.

Thomas Sophonow was sentenced in 1983 to life imprisonment for murder. He was convicted in 1985 and an acquittal was entered in December 1985 by the Manitoba Court of Appeal. AIDWYC worked on DNA testing in his case and was granted standing at the Sophonow Inquiry. Justice Peter Cory presided over the proceedings and in November 2001 the Cory Report was released which contained many of the recommendations AIDWYC had submitted. Sophonow received compensation in the amount of $2.6 million.

Gary Staples of Ontario spent two years in prison for the1969 murder of a Hamilton cab driver, that he did not commit. The police seemed to be stumped until a woman who was facing theft and burglary charges offered to help in exchange for lenient treatment. She fingered her ex-boyfriend, Gary Staples. Staples had two trials. The jury at the second trial accepted the fact that he was 50 kilometres away from the scene of the murder and had nothing to do with it. Staples was acquitted and freed. He had been charged five years after the crime occured. Staples spent 30 years trying to clear his name. He settled a lawsuit against the Hamilton Police Services in 2002, 33 years to the day after the murder.

Donzel Young was sentenced in 1991 to life imprisonment for murder. As.690 application was filed in 1995 by AIDWYC, however, Young was murdered in prison in 1995. Mr. Justice Kaufman was appointed by the Minister to review the case. However, due to witnesses disappearing, his case is now in limbo.