empowerinnocentJul 5, 202218 min readCampaigning 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...
empowerinnocentJun 29, 20227 min readJeremy Bamber and the CCRC's deference to the flawed pathology evidence of Dr Peter VanezisDr Peter Vanezis MB, ChB, DMJ(Path), MD, PhD, member of the Royal College of Pathologists and a Fellow of the college (FRCPath); member...
empowerinnocentJun 9, 202216 min readIs 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,...
empowerinnocentMay 30, 20221 min read‘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...
empowerinnocentMay 17, 202219 min readAn Open Letter to Helen Pitcher, Chair, CCRC, about the rejection of Robin’s Garbutt’s applicationHelen Pitcher Posted by registered post to Helen Pitcher, 17 May 2022. An Open Letter to Helen Pitcher, Chair, Criminal Cases Review...
empowerinnocentMay 11, 20222 min readBook: 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...
empowerinnocentMay 6, 202214 min readCCRC 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...
empowerinnocentMar 25, 202214 min read“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...
empowerinnocentMar 21, 20228 min readWestminster Commission, Miscarriages of Justice: Please forgive me, but I won’t be holding my breathAlmost two decades of research on miscarriages of justice and wrongful convictions, and over a decade of direct engagements with the...
empowerinnocentMar 17, 20225 min readCriminal Cases Review Commission must be reformed, say campaignersThis 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...
empowerinnocentMar 13, 202213 min readThe failings of the Criminal Cases Review Commission in the case of Mark OsborneMy 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...
empowerinnocentMar 7, 20227 min readWhy the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) is no champion of justiceWhen the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) was announced, following a recommendation of the Royal Commission on Criminal Justice...
empowerinnocentMar 1, 202221 min readIs 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...
empowerinnocentFeb 23, 20224 min readHas 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...
empowerinnocentFeb 20, 20226 min readDoes 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...
empowerinnocentFeb 15, 20228 min readShould 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...
