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...
empowerinnocentMay 3, 20246 min readRichard 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)...
empowerinnocentApr 28, 20242 min readA 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...
empowerinnocentApr 24, 20245 min readKaren 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...
empowerinnocentApr 22, 20245 min readSome reflections on Jeremy Bamber’s April 2024 article about the CCRC's handling of his latest applicationJeremy Bamber Jeremy Bamber has written a highly informative article about his experiences in dealing with the CCRC over a long period of...
empowerinnocentApr 12, 20247 min readJeremy 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,...
empowerinnocentMar 22, 20247 min readJeremy Bamber case update: Three years on from his latest application to the CCRC and no end in sightJeremy Bamber The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) normally claims that 85% of cases are reviewed in less than a year; however it...
empowerinnocentMar 22, 20243 min readUniversity 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...
empowerinnocentMar 21, 20242 min readInnocent: Failed by the CCRCJOIN US! Innocent: Failed by the CCRC (An alliance of those fighting for justice) Demonstration Where: Outside the offices of the...
empowerinnocentMar 9, 202415 min readIs Mr Bates vs the Post Office reviving a wider public concern for alleged innocent victims of wrongful convictions that was lost with the setting up of the CCRC and what about Robin Garbutt?Introduction I remember Gerry Conlon once saying to me that he was glad that he was wrongly convicted in England rather than his native...
empowerinnocentFeb 6, 20248 min readPost Office/Horizon injustices: Jane Metcalfe sends an Open Email to the Attorney General and the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice re Robin Garbutt's alleged wrongful convictionThe village shop and post office run by Robin Garbutt and his wife Diana (Di) in Melsonby, North Yorkshire. Dear Ms Prentis and Mr Chalk,...
