Journalist exposes another miscarriage of justice (Graham Huckerby, 2004)
Graham Huckerby is guilty – of saving another man’s life. Faced with the choice (at gunpoint!) of allowing his colleague to be shot by armed robbers or letting [...]
2000s
The jockey who strangled a man twice his size – Christy McGrath (2006)
The day before his trial for murder, Christy McGrath was persuaded by his own lawyer to change his plea to guilty of manslaughter. Christy had fought with the victim in self [...]
Who is Controlling the Justice System in the North of Ireland? – Brian Shivers (2009)
Convicted of murdering two British soldiers in Antrim, Northern Ireland, in 2009. Allowing his appeal in January 2015, Lord Chief Justice Sir Declan Morgan said the trial [...]
“Free the Killie 2” – Brendan Dixon and Patrick Docherty
Patrick Docherty, 49, and Brendan Dixon, 45, were sentenced to at least 25 years for killing Margaret Irvine in Galston, Ayrshire, in 2003. Docherty’s legal team [...]
Lifelong abuse not given as mitigation in self-defence case – Joanne Cole (2001)
Joanne Cole was convicted of the murder of her partner Patrick Hemming on the 23rd January 2001 and sentenced to life imprisonment. She suffered a childhood of severe abuse [...]
“I’m not wholeheartedly convinced Mr Mockble had murder in mind” – Lee Mockble (2008)
LEE Mockble, aged 21, from Robin Hood Lane, Hall Green, was found guilty of murdering 26-year-old Villa fan Christopher Priest. Judge John Warner said he used his car as a [...]
“I’m not spending the rest of my life in jail for murder” – the case of Royston Moore (2006)
My name is Royston Moore and I am currently in custody for a murder I did not commit and consequently I am serving a life sentence. The victim of this murder was my [...]
University of Gloucestershire Innocence Project submits application to CCRC on behalf of Waseem Mirza (2012)
Waseem Mirza was convicted of murdering Christine Askey at her home in Preston, Lancashire, in January 2001. The prosecution’s case appeared strong. Mr Mirza’s semen [...]
The Scottish bank robber with a South African accent? (2007)
Billy Mills was found guilty of a gun raid on a Royal Bank of Scotland branch in Partick, Glasgow, in May 2007, and given a 9 year prison sentence. At the Court of Appeal in [...]
‘Death by salt poisoning’ verdict based on discredited medical paper – Angela and Ian Gay (2002)
“A couple have been cleared of using salt to poison and kill a three-year-old boy they hoped to adopt. Christian Blewitt collapsed at the couple’s home in [...]
