Marshall Inquiry

Definition of Marshall Inquiry

The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Marshall Inquiry: A Royal Commission of Inquiry initiated in September of 1987 to investigate the wrongful conviction and imprisonment of Donald Marshall Jr. for the 1971 death of Sandy Seale in Sydney Nova Scotia. Marshall, a Micmac, spent 11 years in prison before he was found to be innocent.

Marshall Inquiry: Resources

Notes and References

• Drislane, R., & Parkinson, G. (2016). (Concept of) Marshall Inquiry. Online dictionary of the social sciences. Open University of Canada