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A 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…
Read MoreTrawl for unsafe criminal convictions being done by interns
Trawl for unsafe criminal convictions being done by interns Interns have been given the job of weeding out potential wrongful convictions for rape and murder in a major case review prompted by Andrew Malkinson’s exoneration, the Guardian can reveal… Read the full article by Emily Dugan on The Guardian here Read More >>> Joint…
Read MoreCriminal Cases Review Commission apologises to Andrew Malkinson for handling of case
Criminal Cases Review Commission apologises to Andrew Malkinson for handling of case The chair of the Criminal Cases Review Commission has offered an “unreserved apology” to Andrew Malkinson for its handling of his case after he spent 17 years in prison for a rape he did not commit. The apology from Helen Pitcher comes…
Read MoreAndrew Malkinson criticises apology from Criminal Cases Review Commission after he was wrongly jailed for 17 years
Andrew Malkinson criticises apology from Criminal Cases Review Commission after he was wrongly jailed for 17 years A man wrongly jailed for 17 years for a rape he did not commit has said it is “too little too late” after receiving an apology from the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC). Andrew Malkinson was…
Read MoreAndy Malkinson: DNA warnings made years before rape case overturned
Andy Malkinson: DNA warnings made years before rape case overturned The body that investigates potential wrongful convictions was warned it could have missed critical DNA evidence in rape cases, a year after first rejecting Andy Malkinson’s appeal. The warning came in 2013, when a review of a similar case recommended the Criminal Cases Review…
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