empowerinnocentJan 27, 202312 min readCCRC Chairman Helen Pitcher blusters and embellishes over the case of Andy MalkinsonAndrew Malkinson First, the good news is that Andy Malkinson’s case has finally been referred to the Court of Appeal. Mr. Malkinson was...
empowerinnocentJan 25, 20237 min readA Media Witch-Hunt and the Imprisonment of an Innocent Teenager? The Ongoing Case of Luke MitchellLuke Mitchell This article relates to the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission (SCCRC), the 2nd such post-appeal body to be...
empowerinnocentJan 23, 202313 min readWhat if the CCRC had unlimited funding?A submission to the Law Commission's review of the appeals system Introduction A UK Government and Parliament Petition emerged recently...
empowerinnocentJan 20, 20233 min readWhy was Ray Gilbert's Statement of Innocence rejected by the CCRC without any investigation?Ray Gilbert Ray Gilbert is currently one of the most high profile alleged victims of wrongful conviction and imprisonment. He has been...
empowerinnocentJan 20, 202318 min readJeremy Bamber case: The additional injuries to the adult victims not disclosed at trialIs the CCRC just a plaything for dilettante Chairman Helen Pitcher[1]? Under her control the ‘Miscarriage of Justice Watchdog’ seemingly...
empowerinnocentJan 2, 202312 min readDNA and the Robin Garbutt case: Is the CCRC possibly assisting a murderer to escape justice?Diana Garbutt In 2019, the CCRC was given DNA evidence suggesting that the person who murdered Diana Garbutt could have been a police...
empowerinnocentDec 29, 20222 min readTheorising miscarriages of justiceNaughton, M. (2022) ‘Theorising miscarriages of justice.’ Islamic Perspective. Published by the Institute for Critical Social Theory....
empowerinnocentDec 13, 202214 min readClive Freeman's claim of innocence: Shape, size and cause of the bruise in a “protected” location On the 2 May 1989, at the Central Criminal Court, Clive Freeman was convicted of the murder of Alexander Calder Hardie. Mr Freeman was...
empowerinnocentNov 25, 202210 min readJeremy Bamber case: Why has the CCRC failed to consider the Dickinson review for 27 years?A hand-written note made by Dickinson destroys the entire police case against Jeremy Bamber because it shows that PC Myall received a...
empowerinnocentNov 3, 20227 min readThe CCRC – A Kafkaesque Department of Smoke & MirrorsCCRC Statement of Reasons (SoR) rejecting John Bartlett's application When I applied to the CCRC in 2019 to review my 1995 convictions...
empowerinnocentNov 1, 202214 min readThe CCRC – The Dancing Clowns of the British Justice System?John Bartlett at a book signing for his first novel Chequered Justice This post is an Open Letter Reply to the CCRC by John Bartlett. It...
empowerinnocentSep 22, 202217 min readCCRC unwilling to investigate my conviction for an alleged sexual assault that never happened?Sean Bw Parker was sentenced to 8 and a half years for a rape he says never happened. Introduction In this article, I outline the context...
empowerinnocentSep 20, 202244 min readWhy will the CCRC not investigate Ray Gilbert’s claim of innocence for the murder of John Suffield?Ray Gilbert with his results when he passed an eye lie detector test This article considers the five applications to the Criminal Cases...
empowerinnocentAug 31, 20222 min readJane Metcalfe reflects on her two Open Letters to, and replies from, Helen Pitcher, Chair, CCRC After two replies (see below) to my Open Letters (see here and here) to Helen Pitcher, Chair, CCRC, I don`t feel there is too much to...
empowerinnocentAug 22, 202211 min readWhy will the CCRC not investigate Walid Habib’s alleged wrongful conviction?In this article, Phoenix Gay Xue Ke considers Walid Habib's application to the CCRC and its refusal to investigate his alleged wrongful...
empowerinnocentAug 22, 20224 min readWhy I do not think Robin Garbutt murdered his wife and my friend, Diana GarbuttRobin and Diana Garbutt In this article, Barry Conachy questions the police investigation into the murder of his friend, Diana Garbutt,...
empowerinnocentAug 11, 202210 min readYork St John Law Clinic urge the CCRC to refer Robin Garbutt's conviction to the Court of AppealThe following letter was posted to Helen Pitcher, Chair, CCRC, on the 10th August. It reports on an investigation by law students at York...
empowerinnocentAug 4, 202238 min readInnocent - no case to answer: But why won't the CCRC refer the case of Clive Freeman?Clive Freeman In this article, Bill Robertson delves deep into the CCRC's rejection of four applications by Clive Freeman, in his 35th...
empowerinnocentJul 29, 202244 min readWhy the CCRC must be urgently reformed: A case study of Robin Garbutt’s alleged wrongful convictionRobin Garbutt In this article, Sophie Hawkins presents a detailed analysis of the Statement of Reasons issued by the Criminal Cases...
empowerinnocentJul 21, 202216 min readRobin Garbutt case: Jane Metcalfe replies to Helen Pitcher's, Chair, CCRC, reply to her Open LetterBelow 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...
