Sask. man who withheld daughter to prevent COVID vaccination appeals conviction
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A Saskatchewan father who was found guilty of withholding his daughter in contravention of a custody order is appealing his conviction.
A Saskatchewan father who was found guilty of withholding his daughter in contravention of a custody order is appealing his conviction.
Michael Gordon Jackson filed the notice of appeal with Saskatchewan’s highest court on Dec. 6, 2024.
Saskatchewan’s court of appeal allows for 30 days from the date of sentencing to file an appeal. Jackson chose to file the notice immediately, as Dec. 6 is when he was sentenced to 12 months in prison and 200 days probation.
Jackson was credited for the 541 days he spent on remand, meaning his sentence was already considered served.
Jackson withheld his then seven-year-old daughter from her mother for nearly 100 days from December 2021 to February 2022 to prevent the girl from getting a COVID-19 vaccine.
Police found Jackson with his daughter in Vernon, B.C. in late February. A jury found the 55-year-old from Carievale, Sask. guilty on Apr. 19, 2024.
In his notice of appeal, Jackson argued that his conviction represents a "miscarriage of justice."
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