‘New scientific evidence casts fresh doubt on the conviction of a nurse who was jailed for a minimum of 30 years for murdering four elderly women and attempting to kill another, according a TV investigation.’
Daily Telegraph, 15th December 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A judge has praised the “diligent” work of law students for helping overturn a former gang member’s murder conviction.’
The Guardian, 9th December 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘An inquiry into the rape conviction of Welsh footballer Ched Evans has begun by the body that examines potential miscarriages of justice.’
BBC News, 3rd December 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In April 2012 Ched Evans, the former Wales and Sheffield United striker, was convicted of raping a 19-year-old woman in a hotel room in Rhyl, Denbighshire. It is a shocking and a wholly unacceptable crime for him to have committed.’
Littleton Chambers, 1st December 2014
Source: www.littletonchambers.com
‘Serial killer nurses often gain notoriety among their colleagues before their crimes are exposed because they hold detailed morbid conversation with grieving relatives, new research into the characteristics of so-called “angels of death” has found.’
The Guardian, 22nd November 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is investigating nine criminal law firms over failures in advice to asylum seekers, it has emerged.’
Legal Futures, 26th August 2014
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A man who spent 17 years behind bars wrongfully convicted of attempted rape has received an apology from a body set up to examine miscarriages of justice.’
BBC News, 20th May 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“For the past two decades Susan May says one goal has consumed her every waking thought – to clear her name and overturn her conviction for the murder of her aunt.”
BBC News, 14th October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man who claims to be the UK’s only victim of two miscarriages of justice has said he wants an apology.”
BBC News, 15th August 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A killer who stabbed a 79-year-old woman to death has confessed to the crime after a decade claiming he was the victim of a miscarriage of justice.”
BBC News, 8th August 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An official body has called into question the criminal conviction of a political campaigner after allegations that an undercover spy gave false evidence under oath during his prosecution.”
The Guardian, 1st August 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The 10% increase comes amid cuts to criminal legal aid, leading lawyers to ask whether a better funded CCRC will address the problem of lack of legal representation.”
The Guardian, 3rd July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Fresh medical and scientific evidence is being published this week that campaigners hope will lead to the release of Colin Norris, the former nurse and so-called ‘Angel of Death’ serving life for the murder or attempted murder of five elderly women.”
The Guardian, 20th May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Kevin Lane was jailed for life for the 1994 murder of Robert Magill, and given a tariff of eighteen years. As his daily updated website indicates, he has now completed that tariff plus 46 days. However, he has not yet been released because he continues to protest his innocence.”
The Guardian, 26th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Eddie Gilfoyle’s case is one of a relatively small number of alleged miscarriages of justice that stubbornly refuse to go away. On 4 June 1992, his wife, Paula Gilfoyle, was found, eight and a half months pregnant, hanging from a rope tied to a roof beam in the garage. For the last 20 years Mr Gilfoyle has protested his innocence, arguing that Paula’s death was a tragic suicide. The prosecution argument was that expectant mothers don’t kill themselves, especially bubbly young women with everything to live for.
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 15th February 2013
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
“In order to review the continuing need for the functions and the form of the Criminal Cases Review Commission, and its statutory powers to perform these functions, the review team is seeking evidence from a wide range of bodies in response to the two principle aims stated by Cabinet Office (as detailed above). The review would particularly welcome hearing from applicants (current, previous or those who may potentially apply) to the Commission.”
Ministry of Justice, 19th October 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Documents released by the National Archives could be key factor in quashing 40-year-old convictions.”
The Guardian, 11th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A man who has spent almost 16 years in prison for a crime he always denied committing may soon be freed after DNA traces from another man persuaded investigators to refer his case to the court of appeal.”
The Guardian, 18th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The last man to be sentenced to death in the UK has had his conviction quashed after a court heard that he confessed to the crime after being waterboarded and subjected to death threats. His successful appeal comes 39 years after his death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment.”
The Guardian, 21st June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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