The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) has referred a sexual assault conviction from 2008 to the Crown Court, after finding compelling evidence that the person arrested at the scene, was not the same man who was later convicted at court. The convicted man, “Mr H”, was placed on the national Sex Offenders Register as a…
Understanding the duty solicitor scheme – What to expect.
When you are arrested you have a legal right, free of charge to legal representation and consultation whilst at the Police Station for the purpose of interview. If you have had involvement with the Police before or for other reasons you know which Criminal Defence Solicitors firm you wish to use then you can request…
World News
American author Alice Sebold has apologised for her part in the wrongful conviction of a man who was cleared last week of raping her in 1981. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-59485586?fbclid=IwAR1WrotQnNIFKlIVU10d4csrsO0s4Os_x3Zz0l2AmF-7IPQvqP4ISsO_xyg
Woman threatened to ‘cut off boy’s penis and skin his dog’ if he did not confess to her False Allegations
In a terrifying extreme a False Accuser in Blackpool threatened great harm to a boy in order to make him confess to her False Allegation. She later went on to intimidate a nearby resident who assisted the Police by supplying CCTV footage. Read the full story here.
Barrister Jailed For False Rape Claims Gets Sentence Reduced
Anisah Ahmed, 33, of Oxford, received life sentence over her false rape claims.A barrister who cried rape in a plot to frame her married lover has had her life sentence for perverting the course of justice overturned on appeal. Barrister jailed for false rape claims against married lover wins appeal against life sentence | Daily Mail…
Costs At Court
Even on legal aid attending your court case can be expensive. With the level of historic allegations attending your trial can often mean travelling miles from home, having to pay for accommodation. Even if the trial is just but a few days this can add up to a few hundred pounds very quickly. If it’s…
