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LAW COMMISSION CONSULTATION RESPONSE, 2023
Law Commission consultation response Rapid redress: reforms for the swift rectification of wrongful convictions in england and wales APPEAL /// November 2023 It took APPEAL client Andrew Malkinson two decades to clear his name. We set out reforms which will help ensure wrongful convictions are rectified more swiftly. Download this report as a PDF Download…
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Doubt Dismissed Race, Juries and Wrongful Conviction Nisha Waller and Naima Sakande /// Jan 2024 Nisha Waller and Naima Sakande hold up their report Doubt Dismissed at the launch party in May 2024 In May 2024, APPEAL published a report on the hidden racist and classist intent behind the 1967 introduction of majority jury verdicts…
Read MoreSubmission to Ministry of Justice “Murder sentencing consultation” – Women’s Justice
Submission to Ministry of Justice “Murder sentencing consultation” women who kill APPEAL /// March 2024 The Women’s Justice Initiative is deeply concerned about the Ministry of Justice’s proposal to increase the starting point for murders committed with a knife. Alongside other proposals in the consultation, it is likely to have unintended and serious consequences…
Read MoreLizzie Donoghue
Lizzi donoghue ‘junk’ forensic science landed mother of three in jail for husband’s killing Mother of three Lizzi Donoghue was convicted on the basis of flawed forensic evidence “It’s like a bad dream…I just want my mum out.” – Helen, Lizzi’s eldest daugter On the evening of 23 April 2004, Elizabeth Donoghue was upstairs in…
Read MoreImpact Report 2022/2023
Impact Report 2022/2023 Hope on the horizon APPEAL /// 2023 I will always remember the morning of 24 January 2023, when APPEAL’s client Andy Malkinson was given the news that his case had been referred to the Court of Appeal. We also learned that thanks to a DNA match on the database, another man…
Read MoreMehmet and Peterkin
Saliah Mehmet and Basil Peterkin: posthumously cleared after 46 years vindication at last for rail workers framed by racist, corrupt british transport officer derek ridgewell The families of Saliah Mehmet and Basil Peterkin alongside Winston Trew of the Oval Four and APPEAL Co-Director Matt Foot, moments after the two men were posthumously cleared by…
Read MoreDavid Pinto
David Pinto Mother cannot mourn her son as her brother was wrongfully convicted of his murder David Pinto is serving a life sentence for a muder her did not commit “I’ve lost my son and now I’m losing my brother too. I feel totally let down by the police investigation. I can’t fully grieve for…
Read MoreGovernment consultation on its policy proposals following the criminal legal aid independent review
Government consultation on criminal legal aid independent review (‘CLAIR’) APPEAL /// June 2023 Only one in ten applicants to the Criminal Cases Review Commission have legal representation. Flaws in the legal aid system are to blame. These are our recommendations for improving legal aid for would-be appellants. Download this report as a PDF Download Access…
Read MoreRipple effects: The Andy Malkinson story and criminal justice reform
Ripple effects: The Andy Malkinson story and criminal justice reform APPEAL’s James Burley on one of the biggest miscarriages of justice in British history Andy Malkinson stands on the steps of the Court of Appeal flanked by James Burley and Emily Bolton On 26 July 2023, Andrew Malkinson finally walked out of the Royal Courts…
Read MoreRighting Wrongs – Barriers to women seeking justice
Righting Wrongs What are the barriers to women seeking to overturn unsafe convictions or unfair sentences in the court of appeal (criminal division) Appeals to the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) have dropped by 36% from 2011 to 2019. Recent research has highlighted the particular vulnerabilities of women in prison, leading to concerns women may…
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