Trawl 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 >>> We’re…

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Submission on Sentencing Council “Imposition of community and custodial sentences guideline”

Submission to Sentencing Council  Imposition of community and custodial sentences guideline APPEAL /// february 2023   The Women’s Justice Initiative supports the Sentencing Council’s proposal to introduce a new section on female offenders, but stresses the often causative relationship between women’s offending and the domestic abuse including coercive control they experience. Download this report as…

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Andy 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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Submission to Sentencing Council “Miscellaneous amendments to sentencing guidelines”

Submission to Sentencing Council “Miscellaneous amendments to sentencing guidelines” APPEAL /// November 2023   The Women’s Justice Initiative provides our views on the Sentencing Council’s proposals to amend different sentencing guidelines, including relating to coercive control in manslaughter cases and pregnant defendants. Download this report as a PDF Download Our Impact Report 2024-25 Impact Report…

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Inspiration behind APPEAL’s research into majority jury verdicts: the USA campaign

Inspiration behind APPEAL’s research into majority jury verdicts: the USA campaign   Until APPEAL’s ground breaking report Doubt Dismissed, published in May 2023, the origins of majority verdicts in England and Wales had not previously been subject to academic study.   However, their origins in the USA had been scrupulously researched. Behind the movement that…

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Andrew Malkinson: Police investigated over man’s wrongful jailing

Andrew Malkinson: Police investigated over man’s wrongful jailing   The police watchdog is investigating how Greater Manchester Police (GMP) handled the case of Andrew Malkinson, jailed for 17 years for a rape crime he did not commit. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) will look at why the force rejected complaints from Mr Malkinson’s…

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Andrew Malkinson: Government announces inquiry into wrongful rape conviction

Andrew Malkinson: Government announces inquiry into wrongful rape conviction   An inquiry has been announced into one of the worst miscarriages of justice in modern times. Andrew Malkinson spent 17 years in jail for a rape he did not commit. He was declared innocent last month after the Court of Appeal heard allegations of major…

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