empowerinnocentMar 127 min readTom Dunkley: How can a trial be fair if significant points are hidden from the jury and why is the CCRC ok with this?The photograph above is of Tom before he met Mr Cummins. There was no sign of the psychosis he was diagnosed with in 2015. The one below...
empowerinnocentMar 43 min readWhat is Dr Michael Naughton's critique of the Criminal Cases Review Commission?Below is the response by Grok 3, the generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot developed by xAI, to the question: " What is Dr...
empowerinnocentFeb 205 min readOpen email from Jane Metcalfe to Shabana Mahmood: Robin Garbutt and the removal of the real possibility test before the appointment of the new Chair of the CCRCThe Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood MP. Shabana Mahmood was appointed Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice on 5 July 2024. Dear Ms....
empowerinnocentFeb 144 min readMichael Ward: The case the system doesn't want you to know about according to ChatGPTMichael Ward FAW received the following from Michael Ward about his case, which has seen him struggling to overturn alleged false...
empowerinnocentFeb 118 min readJeremy Bamber – a prime example of a miscarriage of justiceJeremy Bamber Introduction In this article, I will outline three key reasons to cast doubt on Jeremy Bamber’s supposed guilt. Firstly, I...
empowerinnocentFeb 85 min readWhy is Lucy Letby so different from Clive Freeman?Lucy Letby It is reported in The Times newspaper that the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) has taken what may be an unprecedented...
empowerinnocentJan 207 min readCCRC: Helen Pitcher resigns, Karen Kneller remains – is that appropriate?Karen Kneller, Chief Executive of the CCRC Helen Pitcher has resigned as Chairman of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC),...
empowerinnocentJan 1716 min readWhy Helen Pitcher's resignation as Chair of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) is a red herring to distract attention away from the 'real possibility test'L to R: Andy Malkinson; Helen Pitcher Introduction It is understandable that when we are wronged or we or a loved one experiences a grave...
empowerinnocentDec 12, 20245 min readJeremy Bamber - Is there anyone at the CCRC with a sense of morality?Philip Walker, Director, Jeremy Bamber Innocence Campaign (JBIC), speaking to Jeremy Bamber supporters protesting outside the offices of...
empowerinnocentNov 7, 20243 min readMother of Thomas Dunkley expresses her concerns with the CCRC's handling of her son's application for his conviction for the murder of Shaun Cummins be be referred to the Court of AppealThomas Dunkley On the 9th of May 2013 at Leicester Crown Court, Thomas Dunkley was convicted of murdering Shaun Cummins. He had...
empowerinnocentSep 17, 20243 min readIs proof of Jeremy Bamber’s innocence just too much for the CCRC to bear?Jeremy Bamber The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) was asked via an open letter to Chairman Helen Pitcher on 6th August this year...
empowerinnocentAug 21, 20248 min readLucy Letby – Are the courts not interested in the truth?Lucy Letby It is now known that after the prosecution and defence had submitted their closing statements but before the jury reached a...
empowerinnocentAug 6, 20242 min readAn Open Letter to Helen Pitcher, Chair, CCRC, urging the immediate referral of Jeremy Bamber's conviction to the Court of AppealHelen Pitcher, Chair, CCRC Helen Pitcher OBE CCRC 23 Stephenson Street Birmingham B2 4BH Bill Robertson 6 August 2024 Dear Ms Pitcher,...
empowerinnocentAug 2, 20247 min readJeremy Bamber case - Did Essex Police forge a statement from their own Police Officer?Jeremy Bamber Twenty two years ago, during Operation Stokenchurch, the Metropolitan Police[1] (MP) discovered items of evidence that...
empowerinnocentJul 31, 20248 min readHow the adversarial trial system failed Lucy LetbyLucy Letby In England and Wales, we grow up witnessing the so-called ‘cut and thrust’ of adversarial trials when a prosecution sets out a...
empowerinnocentJul 26, 20248 min readHas the Andrew Malkinson case handed Lucy Letby a lifeline?Lucy Letby When Andrew Malkinson was cleared of rape last year after the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) had wasted at least ten...
empowerinnocentJul 24, 202426 min readChris Henley's KC review of the Criminal Cases Review Commission's handling of the Andrew Malkinson case: A partisan trojan horse defence of the real possibility testChris Henley KC's review of the Criminal Cases Review Commission's (CCRC) handling of the Andrew Malkinson case has been well received...
empowerinnocentJul 15, 202413 min readWould the CCRC refer Lucy Letby's convictions to the Court of Appeal?Lucy Letby Lucy Letby was tried and convicted by the tabloid press long before her trial took place and if you are convinced that she...
empowerinnocentJun 13, 20247 min readOpen Letter to the Chair of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) from Brendan McConvilleBrendan McConville FAO: Ms H Pitcher, Chair Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) 23 Stephenson Street Birmingham B2 4BH 13 June 2024...
empowerinnocentMay 28, 20249 min readJeremy Bamber – Why will the CCRC not investigate the evidence protected by so called Public Interest Immunity (PII)?Jeremy Bamber As far as we know, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) has never in its 27 years of existence requested to see...
