Lawrence Brosseau was wrongfully convicted to due language barriers and lack of effort from his defense lawyer. Brosseau is an Indigenous and was twenty-two years old at the time of conviction. His lack of English speaking meant that he had to use a Cree interpreter as a lawyer while in court. However, the interpreter he was given could hardly understand him, so his testify was inaccurate. In the article, his lawyer says, "I don't pretend to have any particular understanding of his mind or of his intent." This quote proves that the lawyer does not use any effort to try and communicate with him and is not trying his hardest to help him win the case. The lawyer also did not tell Brosseau the consequences of his plea and said he did not know
