The jury deliberated for four days before convicting all of the defendants of first-degree murder in the killing of Bich Ha Pan and attempted murder in the shooting of Huei Hann Pan. A judge later sentenced Jennifer and the three others to life with the possibility of parole after 25 years for Bich’s murder and life for Hann’s attempted murder. Eric Carty took a plea deal for conspiracy to murder and received an 18-year sentence. He later died in prison.
Then in May 2023, Ontario’s Court of Appeal overturned Jennifer Pan’s first-degree murder conviction, along with those of Daniel Wong, David Mylvaganam, and Lenford Crawford. The appeal centered around an error by the presiding judge when he was instructing the jury on the relevant laws before they began deliberating. Then, the prosecution filed its own appeal to forestall a new trial in the case, which is allowed in Canadian law. As of now, the Canadian Court of Appeal has not decided whether to take the case. Meanwhile, Jennifer and her co-defendants remain in prison for their attempted murder convictions. Once you’ve finished watching “What Jennifer Did,” check out the best true-crime documentaries of 2023.
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