Why the CCRC must be urgently reformed: A case study of Robin Garbutt’s alleged wrongful conviction
Robin Garbutt In this article, Sophie Hawkins presents a detailed analysis of the Statement of Reasons issued by the Criminal Cases...
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Robin Garbutt case: Jane Metcalfe replies to Helen Pitcher's, Chair, CCRC, reply to her Open Letter
Below is Jane Metcalfe's reply to Helen Pitcher's, Chair, CCRC, reply to her Open Letter to her on the 17th May 2022. In it she outlined...
Campaigning for the release of Jeremy Bamber: Why has it been so difficult to free an innocent man?
In this article, Bill Robertson reflects critically on his experiences of working with Jeremy Bamber's campaign team. He concludes that...
Jeremy Bamber and the CCRC's deference to the flawed pathology evidence of Dr Peter Vanezis
Dr Peter Vanezis MB, ChB, DMJ(Path), MD, PhD, member of the Royal College of Pathologists and a Fellow of the college (FRCPath); member...
Is Robin Garbutt innocent?
Robin and Diana Garbutt Diana Garbutt was brutally bludgeoned to death with an iron bar on 23rd March 2010. Her husband, Robin Garbutt,...
‘Report of the Symposium on the Reform of the CCRC.' (Printed by LexisNexis)
Click here for the Report: http://www.innocencenetwork.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/CCRC-Symposium-Report.pdf Contributors: Dr...
An Open Letter to Helen Pitcher, Chair, CCRC, about the rejection of Robin’s Garbutt’s application
Helen Pitcher Posted by registered post to Helen Pitcher, 17 May 2022. An Open Letter to Helen Pitcher, Chair, Criminal Cases Review...
Book: Criminal Cases Review Commission: Hope for the Innocent? (Edited by Michael Naughton)
Click here to order on Amazon. Synopsis This book, now in paperback, focuses on the world’s first publicly-funded body to review alleged...
CCRC in the dog house?
In this article, Bill Robertson explores allegations of CCRC failures in its review of the convictions to brother and sister, Paul and...
“Your application to the Commission begins with a presumption of guilt, not innocence”
In this article, Bill Robertson reports on a further FoI request to the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), the last resort for...
Westminster Commission, Miscarriages of Justice: Please forgive me, but I won’t be holding my breath
Almost two decades of research on miscarriages of justice and wrongful convictions, and over a decade of direct engagements with the...
Criminal Cases Review Commission must be reformed, say campaigners
This article is republished on CCRC Watch 10 years after it first appeared in The Guardian. It is as relevant today as the day it was...
The failings of the Criminal Cases Review Commission in the case of Mark Osborne
My name is Julie Major, I am an NHS worker and an online law degree student with the Open University. I am advocating for my friend Mark...
Why the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) is no champion of justice
When the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) was announced, following a recommendation of the Royal Commission on Criminal Justice...
Is the CCRC implicated in 36 years of deception in the case of Jeremy Bamber?
In this detailed evaluation of the Criminal Cases Review Commission’s (CCRC) handling of Jeremy Bamber’s 2004 failed appeal, Bill...
Has anyone at the CCRC got the time, please?
I was astonished to learn earlier this week that the CCRC keeps no records at all on how much time that it spends working on cases. Such...
Does Jeremy Bamber have a human right to be released from prison with immediate effect?
The recent application to the miscarriage of justice watchdog on behalf of Jeremy Bamber is based on 347,000 sheets of newly disclosed...
Should ex police officers be allowed to work as Case Review Managers at the CCRC?
The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) is the only avenue open to alleged victims of wrongful convictions who wish to challenge...
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