Thomas Bourke: Radio 4 programme
Thomas Bourke was convicted of murder of 2 Dept of Transport inspectors in 1993. A new BBC programme shows why this conviction is unsafe [...]
Criminal Cases Review Commission
Green light for police malpractice
Susan May convicted of murder following police code of practice breaches - condoned by the Appeal Court [...]
The Tragedy of Sally Clark 1965 – 2007
Stolen Innocence is the highly recommended book by John Batt, Sally Clark's family friend and solicitor [...]
Innocence Projects: is the CCRC any better than they are?
New article by Andrew Green on The Justice Gap website argues CCRC should treat innocence projects as equals http://thejusticegap.com/2016/04/investigative-competence-ccrc-innocence-projects/ [...]
Compensation denied after DNA evidence ends 17-year miscarriage of justice (2014)
Victor Nealon was wrongly convicted of rape, then spent 17 years in jail because police and CCRC failed to carry out the simple DNA test that eventually proved him innocent - then denied compensation! [...]
Innocent man jailed for 3 years over false rape claim – despite police knowing ‘victim’ was a fantasist (2010)
Warren Blackwell’s rape conviction was overturned after a CCRC investigation discovered the complainant had: Made at least 5 other fake allegations of sexual and [...]
Judge failed to direct jury in hearsay trial (2013)
European Court of Human Rights found that the defendant’s right to a fair trial had been breached. Ali Reza Tahery was convicted in 2005 at Blackfriars Crown Court, [...]
DNA evidence eventually clears man in ‘shoe swap’ trial (2000)
A man found guilty of armed robbery two years ago is to have his case referred to the Court of Appeal after it was decided there were problems with his conviction, it emerged [...]
‘Unsafe confession’ ruled after teenager testified to remembering the crime as if it were a “dream” (2006)
A man who served 14 years of a life sentence for murder has had his conviction quashed after evidence revealed that his confession to police had been obtained during three [...]
Another Roy Meadows victim cleared in retrial (1994)
A mother convicted of murdering her four-month-old baby after evidence from the discredited paediatrician Professor Sir Roy Meadows was cleared in a retrial yesterday. [...]
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