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…

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Jenny

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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Roger Khan

Roger Khan reduced to representing himself at trial Roger Khan, wrongfully imprisoned “I don’t want sympathy, I just want a chance to present the evidence. Just look at the DNA. I wasn’t there, so why am I here?” – Roger Khan Roger Khan Roger maintains his innocence of the brutal beating of his nephew’s brother…

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John Doe

John Doe Exonerated after five years in prison John Doe hugs his family after his conviction was quashed by the Court of Appeal John (not his real name) was represented by APPEAL’s founding lawyer, Emily Bolton. John was convicted of rape on the basis of an accusation from a vulnerable and mentally ill young girl,…

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Calls 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…

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This 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…

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Wrongly 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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End 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…

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