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Orillia - A 22-year-old pregnant woman jailed for refusing to testify against her boyfriend was excused from the witness stand yesterday when whe main(...)
Orillia - A 22-year-old pregnant woman jailed for refusing to testify against her boyfriend was excused from the witness stand yesterday when whe main(...)

Orillia - A 22-year-old pregnant woman jailed for refusing to testify against her boyfriend was excused from the witness stand yesterday when whe main(...)

Date3/20/1984
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Original Toronto Star caption: Orillia - A 22-year-old pregnant woman jailed for refusing to testify against her boyfriend was excused from the witness stand yesterday when whe maintained her silence. Provincial Court Judge L.T. Montgomery said he was taking into account the fact that Karen Mitchell is eight months pregnanat. [Incomplete]
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Pregnant woman freed: Karen Mitchell, who refused to testify against her lover and was found guilty of contempt of court, was released from jail yesterday on her own recognizance
Pregnant woman freed: Karen Mitchell, who refused to testify against her lover and was found guilty of contempt of court, was released from jail yesterday on her own recognizance
1/9/1984
Joseph O'Brien: Our court system must enforce its procedures on compulsion of testimony, says the Ontario Supreme Court justice who jailed a 20-year-old rape complainant who refused to testify
Joseph O'Brien: Our court system must enforce its procedures on compulsion of testimony, says the Ontario Supreme Court justice who jailed a 20-year-old rape complainant who refused to testify
8/19/1981
Before verdict: Patrick Duffy, lawyer for 22-year-old Darlene Baldwin, asked jury to consider seven-year minimum sentence faced by his client compared with one-year term for woman who became crown witness.
Before verdict: Patrick Duffy, lawyer for 22-year-old Darlene Baldwin, asked jury to consider seven-year minimum sentence faced by his client compared with one-year term for woman who became crown witness.
4/18/1980
Accused testifies: John Toye, 39, has taken the witness stand in defence of murder charge
Accused testifies: John Toye, 39, has taken the witness stand in defence of murder charge
6/15/1987
Wardle Arrives: Toronto Alderman Thomas Wardle, a witness in a coroner's inquest into the malnutrition death of Lillian Hess, a 79-year-old spinster, arrives to testify today
Wardle Arrives: Toronto Alderman Thomas Wardle, a witness in a coroner's inquest into the malnutrition death of Lillian Hess, a 79-year-old spinster, arrives to testify today
7/9/1980
Margaret Trudeau, 22, shown with her husband, Pierre, 51, at Calgary Stampede earlier this year, is pregnant
Margaret Trudeau, 22, shown with her husband, Pierre, 51, at Calgary Stampede earlier this year, is pregnant
7/24/1971
Battle over: A victorious Barbara Dodd smiles for reporters yesterday after a judge gave her permission to have an abortion against her former boyfriend's wishes
Battle over: A victorious Barbara Dodd smiles for reporters yesterday after a judge gave her permission to have an abortion against her former boyfriend's wishes
7/12/1989
Miss Toronto, 21-year-old Pat Mazurick, gets a kiss from her boyfriend, Garry Poley, 26, after she won the title Saturday night at the police games. S(...)
Miss Toronto, 21-year-old Pat Mazurick, gets a kiss from her boyfriend, Garry Poley, 26, after she won the title Saturday night at the police games. S(...)
7/30/1972
Police inquiry: An officer escorts a witness, who covered her head with a scarf, from an inquiry yesterday into sex allegations against two veteran police officers
Police inquiry: An officer escorts a witness, who covered her head with a scarf, from an inquiry yesterday into sex allegations against two veteran police officers
11/10/1988
Tory leadership candidate George Hees gets exuberant welcome from supporters as he arrives in one of his London double-decker buses at Royal York, whe(...)
Tory leadership candidate George Hees gets exuberant welcome from supporters as he arrives in one of his London double-decker buses at Royal York, whe(...)
9/5/1967
Quebec premier Rene Levesque, above, should not have been excused from taking breathalizer test after accident, reader says below
Quebec premier Rene Levesque, above, should not have been excused from taking breathalizer test after accident, reader says below
11/12/1976
Back in spotlight, Susan Nelles stepped into the witness box at the Grange inquiry today to testify publicly for the first time about the mysterious d(...)
Back in spotlight, Susan Nelles stepped into the witness box at the Grange inquiry today to testify publicly for the first time about the mysterious d(...)
4/2/1984