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Doubt Dismissed
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 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 MoreOne person’s story of holistic care
One person’s story of holistic care APPEAL’s Survivor Advocacy service and why it matters Over the past 20 years I have been involved with several legal teams but I can honestly say that APPEAL is the first to see me as more than just a case to progress. They see me as a complete,…
Read MoreSystem snares just for women
System snares, just for women APPEAL’s Camille Wrightson dives into our latest policy reform efforts to make sentences for women facing disadvantage fairer APPEAL’s specialist women’s justice lawyers use strategic litigation to appeal sentences and convictions for women experiencing severe disadvantage in the criminal justice system; women who are victims of domestic abuse, whose…
Read MoreA victim twice over
A victim twice over APPEAL’s Matt Foot recounts the shocking story of Sam Hallam who was denied compensation for his seven years wrongfully imprisoned Most people think that when a person has gone to prison when they shouldn’t have, that they will receive compensation when their conviction is finally overturned. However a most brutal law…
Read MoreTried by our own peers
Tried by our own peers APPEAL’s Nisha Waller explores the racist origins behind majority jury verdicts Andrew Malkinson’s exoneration in July last year rightly raised doubts about the credibility of the police and Crown Prosecution Service. But the jury, who determined his guilt, was untouched by scrutiny. Malkinson firmly asserts that his jury is not…
Read MoreI was wrongly imprisoned for 17 years. Then the state released me into a legal maze
I was wrongly imprisoned for 17 years. Then the state released me into a legal maze When I emerged blinking into the sunlight outside the court of appeal last July as a “free man”, I was also an impoverished one. I was living on universal credit, homeless and in urgent need of mental health…
Read MoreWrongly convicted Andrew Malkinson using food bank as he awaits payout
Wrongly convicted Andrew Malkinson using food bank as he awaits payout Andrew Malkinson, who spent 17 years in jail for a crime he did not commit, has described having to use a food bank and struggling to survive on universal credit while he waits for compensation. Writing in the Guardian, Malkinson said that…
Read MoreEnd majority jury verdicts to prevent more justice ‘horror’, says Malkinson
End majority jury verdicts to prevent more justice ‘horror’, says Malkinson Andrew Malkinson says he could have been spared “20 years of darkness and despair” if the jury system had not been changed to allow majority verdicts. Malkinson was exonerated of rape last summer, two decades after a jury in Manchester wrongly convicted him…
Read MoreMajority verdicts facilitated 56 miscarriages of justice in England and Wales, charity says
Majority verdicts facilitated 56 miscarriages of justice in England and Wales, charity says At least 56 miscarriages of justice have occurred in cases in England and Wales where the jury was split, according to a charity, which says jury unanimity should be reintroduced to safeguard against wrongful criminal convictions… Read the full article by…
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