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Tried 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 MoreBBC: New documentary for BBC Factual follows Andrew Malkinson’s Fight for Freedom and Justice
New documentary for BBC Factual follows Andrew Malkinson’s Fight for Freedom and Justice BBC Factual has announced The Wrong Man: 17 Years Behind Bars, the deeply personal story of an innocent man failed at every turn by the criminal justice system. This one hour documentary for BBC Two and iPlayer tells the story of Andrew…
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Jenny coerced then convicted Jenny stands outside the Court of Appeal in November 2021. Jenny (not her real name) spent five years in prison for a crime that she did not commit because she was a victim of domestic violence. Armed with evidence, she and her team at APPEAL took her case to the…
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Read MoreCalls to end ‘majority jury verdicts’ after research into wrong convictions
Calls to end ‘majority jury verdicts’ after research into wrong convictions A LEGAL justice charity wants Britain’s jury process changed to stop “majority verdicts” being used to convict people of serious crimes, warning that it stems from a “racist and classist” reform from the 1960s. Appeal, based in Clerkenwell, said that judges should only…
Read MoreThis long wait for compensation adds insult to injustice
This long wait for compensation adds insult to injustice Andrew Malkinson, who spent 17 years in jail for a crime he did not commit, has yet to receive a penny in compensation for his wrongful conviction. Declared innocent by the Court of Appeal last July, he is now reliant on food banks. He says he…
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…
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