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Jeremy 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...
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Dec 12, 20245 min read


Mother 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 Appeal
Thomas Dunkley On the 9th of May 2013 at Leicester Crown Court, Thomas Dunkley was convicted of murdering Shaun Cummins. He had...
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Nov 7, 20243 min read


Is 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...
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Sep 17, 20243 min read


Lucy 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...
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Aug 21, 20248 min read


An Open Letter to Helen Pitcher, Chair, CCRC, urging the immediate referral of Jeremy Bamber's conviction to the Court of Appeal
Helen Pitcher, Chair, CCRC Helen Pitcher OBE CCRC 23 Stephenson Street Birmingham B2 4BH Bill Robertson 6 August 2024 Dear Ms Pitcher,...
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Aug 6, 20242 min read


Jeremy 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...
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Aug 2, 20247 min read


How the adversarial trial system failed Lucy Letby
Lucy Letby In England and Wales, we grow up witnessing the so-called ‘cut and thrust’ of adversarial trials when a prosecution sets out a...
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Jul 31, 20248 min read


Has 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...
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Jul 26, 20248 min read


Chris 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 test
Chris Henley KC's review of the Criminal Cases Review Commission's (CCRC) handling of the Andrew Malkinson case has been well received...
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Jul 24, 202426 min read


Would 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...
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Jul 15, 202413 min read


Open Letter to the Chair of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) from Brendan McConville
Brendan McConville FAO: Ms H Pitcher, Chair Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) 23 Stephenson Street Birmingham B2 4BH 13 June 2024...
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Jun 13, 20247 min read


Jeremy 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...
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May 28, 20249 min read


Richard Keedwell explains to the CCRC why he is an innocent victim of a wrongful conviction
On 30/11/16, I visited Worcester with my wife for Christmas shopping. A few days later I received an NIP (Notice of Intended Prosecution)...
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May 3, 20246 min read


A message to the CCRC from Brendan McConville, one of the Craigavon Two: JUSTICE WILL BE HEARD!
Brendan McConville, Maghaberry Prison Like the many, many, other victims of miscarriage of justice who have been failed by a corrupt criminal justice system, I also find myself trapped in the endless abyss of CCRC procrastination. All wrongly convicted prisoners and exonerees, along with their families, supporters and campaigners will recognise the cautious feelings of hope and expectations that are part and parcel of the emotional build-up to the long awaited quarterly cas
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Apr 28, 20242 min read


Karen Kneller and the continuing failure of management at the CCRC to tackle the issue of police interference.
Karen Kneller Karen Kneller is Chief Executive of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC). As such she is ultimately responsible for...
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Apr 24, 20245 min read


Some reflections on Jeremy Bamber’s April 2024 article about the CCRC's handling of his latest application
Jeremy Bamber Jeremy Bamber has written a highly informative article about his experiences in dealing with the CCRC over a long period of...
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Apr 22, 20245 min read


Jeremy Bamber's assessment of the CCRC's handling of his 3rd application: "The Criminal Cases Review Commission are no longer fit for purpose and, perhaps, they never were."
Jeremy Bamber My name is Jeremy Bamber, and I was remanded in custody to Norwich prison on 29 September 1985. I have remained in prison,...
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Apr 12, 20247 min read


Jeremy Bamber case update: Three years on from his latest application to the CCRC and no end in sight
Jeremy Bamber The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) normally claims that 85% of cases are reviewed in less than a year; however it...
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Mar 22, 20247 min read


University research project: "Exploring applicants’ experience of the Criminal Cases Review Commission"
Convicted individuals’ experiences of accessing the justice system via the CCRC, and of seeking legal advice to assist with applications...
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Mar 22, 20243 min read


Innocent: Failed by the CCRC
JOIN US! Innocent: Failed by the CCRC (An alliance of those fighting for justice) Demonstration Where: Outside the offices of the...
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Mar 21, 20242 min read
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