http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/past-miscarriage-of-justices-f3/-t1.htm The innocent who have been freed. Perhaps a lesson to be learned in these cases Mon, 17 Nov 2008 02:23:29 GMT 10 http://i33.servimg.com/u/f33/12/93/77/53/logo10.jpg http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/past-miscarriage-of-justices-f3/-t1.htm http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/past-miscarriage-of-justices-f3/faults-in-the-scottish-system-of-justice-t35.htm Admin http://www.btinternet.com/~peter.hill34/faults.htm FAULTS IN THE SCOTTISH SYSTEM OF JUSTICE. There have been several major reforms in the English judicial system in the past fifteen years. Scotland however, has a separate system altogether - with different rules of evidence and different precedents on cases. Reform has come slow, though the obvious benefits of the changes in the English system have brought about some small changes. Oddly, there is a myth that the Scottish system is ... Past Miscarriage of Justices Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:08:29 GMT http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/past-miscarriage-of-justices-f3/faults-in-the-scottish-system-of-justice-t35.htm#39 http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/past-miscarriage-of-justices-f3/faults-in-the-scottish-system-of-justice-t35.htm http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/past-miscarriage-of-justices-f3/birmingham-six-their-story-t338.htm Admin Birmingham 6: Their Story

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The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. This list may sometimes be slightly out of date]]> Past Miscarriage of Justices Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:06:08 GMT http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/past-miscarriage-of-justices-f3/overturned-convictions-in-the-united-kingdom-t95.htm#120 http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/past-miscarriage-of-justices-f3/overturned-convictions-in-the-united-kingdom-t95.htm http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/past-miscarriage-of-justices-f3/paddy-meehan-wikpedia-t94.htm Admin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Meehan For other people with this or similar names, see Patrick Meehan (disambiguation). Patrick (Paddy) Connolly Meehan (1928–1994) was a man who was the victim of a controversial miscarriage of justice in the UK. Although he died a natural death himself, an astonishing number of people involved in the case died violent deaths, in clashes between former associates among Glasgow criminals. Meehan came from Glasgow and was a "peter man", ... Past Miscarriage of Justices Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:03:56 GMT http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/past-miscarriage-of-justices-f3/paddy-meehan-wikpedia-t94.htm#119 http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/past-miscarriage-of-justices-f3/paddy-meehan-wikpedia-t94.htm http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/past-miscarriage-of-justices-f3/paddy-meehan-1928-1994-t89.htm Admin Patrick Connelly Meehan was born in the twenties with the result that his exploits were better publicised than those of the two previous characters. Little is known of his early career except that his misdemeanours started in 1937 when only nine. When he does come into public notice he is setting higher standards than his predecessors by concentrating on the more prestigious and potentially lucrative target of the main Scottish Banks. In September 1951 he appears before Lord Blades in the ... Past Miscarriage of Justices Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:55:26 GMT http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/past-miscarriage-of-justices-f3/paddy-meehan-1928-1994-t89.htm#102 http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/past-miscarriage-of-justices-f3/paddy-meehan-1928-1994-t89.htm http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/past-miscarriage-of-justices-f3/thomas-rooney-miscarriage-of-justice-man-freed-t49.htm Admin A man jailed for nine years for killing a taxi driver has had his conviction quashed on appeal. Judges ruled Thomas Rooney, 44, suffered a miscarriage of justice. A jury found Mr Rooney guilty of the culpable homicide of James Higgins, 43, at the victim's home in Knapdale Street Glasgow, on 10 March, 2004. He appealed against the conviction and maintained the verdict returned by the jury was one no reasonable, properly directed jury could have brought in. It was argued: "The ... Past Miscarriage of Justices Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:38:10 GMT http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/past-miscarriage-of-justices-f3/thomas-rooney-miscarriage-of-justice-man-freed-t49.htm#55 http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/past-miscarriage-of-justices-f3/thomas-rooney-miscarriage-of-justice-man-freed-t49.htm http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/past-miscarriage-of-justices-f3/george-beattie-t34.htm Admin Taking on the Scottish Legal System This is the story of a great miscarriage of justice that throws a dark shadow over the Scottish legal and judicial system. George Beattie was convicted of the murder of Margaret McLaughlin in 1973. Her body was discovered on July 7th in a glen near to her home in Carluke, a small town about halfway between Edinburgh and Glasgow. Margaret had been stabbed 19 times. Many people believe that George Beattie is innocent of the crime. He was 18 at the time, ... Past Miscarriage of Justices Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:05:59 GMT http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/past-miscarriage-of-justices-f3/george-beattie-t34.htm#38 http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/past-miscarriage-of-justices-f3/george-beattie-t34.htm http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/past-miscarriage-of-justices-f3/raymond-gilmore-t32.htm Admin Fresh evidence quashes conviction after 20 years in prison for murder KATRINE BUSSEY A MAN who spent more than 20 years in jail for the rape and murder of a schoolgirl had his conviction overturned yesterday. Raymond Gilmour was jailed for life after being convicted in 1982 of strangling 16-year-old Pamela Hastie. Gilmour, 45, claimed he made a false confession under pressure from the police and had always maintained his innocence. At the Court of Appeal in Edinburgh yesterday, three ... Past Miscarriage of Justices Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:59:56 GMT http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/past-miscarriage-of-justices-f3/raymond-gilmore-t32.htm#36 http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/past-miscarriage-of-justices-f3/raymond-gilmore-t32.htm http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/past-miscarriage-of-justices-f3/robert-brown-t30.htm Admin http://www.eamonnoneill.net/system.htm The Case That Jack Built Robert Brown has been in prison for 25 years for a murder he said he did not commit. He claims senior police officer Jack Butler forced him to confess to murdering Manchester woman Annie Walsh in 1977. Next month his case will finally come before an appeal court. In the programme broadcast at 2235 GMT on 29 October, Ross McWilliam investigates the evidence that has lain hidden for decades. There are ... Past Miscarriage of Justices Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:56:52 GMT http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/past-miscarriage-of-justices-f3/robert-brown-t30.htm#34 http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/past-miscarriage-of-justices-f3/robert-brown-t30.htm http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/past-miscarriage-of-justices-f3/the-quashing-of-billy-allison-and-steven-alexander-robert-johnston-case-t29.htm Admin OPINION OF THE COURT http://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/opinions/2006hcjac30.html OPINION OF THE COURT Delivered by THE LORD JUSTICE CLERK in THE REFERRALS by THE SCOTTISH CRIMINAL CASES REVIEW COMMISSION in the cases of STEVEN ALEXANDER ROBERT JOHNSTON First appellant; and BILLY ALLISON Second appellant; against HER MAJESTY'S ADVOCATE Respondent: For the first appellant: Kerrigan QC, Gilbride; For the second appellant; Burns QC, Shead; For the Crown: Murphy QC ... Past Miscarriage of Justices Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:53:45 GMT http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/past-miscarriage-of-justices-f3/the-quashing-of-billy-allison-and-steven-alexander-robert-johnston-case-t29.htm#33 http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/past-miscarriage-of-justices-f3/the-quashing-of-billy-allison-and-steven-alexander-robert-johnston-case-t29.htm http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/past-miscarriage-of-justices-f3/the-glasgow-two-tc-campbell-and-joe-steel-t24.htm Admin The two men convicted of what became known as the Glasgow Ice Cream Wars murders have been freed pending the outcome of a new appeal. Thomas 'TC' Campbell and Joseph Steele, who have been in prison for 17 years, were granted interim liberty by three appeal judges. Both men have been serving life sentences for the murder of six members of the Doyle family, including a baby, after a fire attack on their home in Ruchazie, Glasgow, in April 1984. Their case has been referred back to ... Past Miscarriage of Justices Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:28:53 GMT http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/past-miscarriage-of-justices-f3/the-glasgow-two-tc-campbell-and-joe-steel-t24.htm#28 http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/past-miscarriage-of-justices-f3/the-glasgow-two-tc-campbell-and-joe-steel-t24.htm http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/past-miscarriage-of-justices-f3/the-tragedy-of-stuart-gair-t23.htm Admin A life ruined by 13 years behind bars for a crime he didn’t commit. An addiction which scarred the precious freedom he finally won. And just as there was hope for the future ... a lonely and sudden death. BY NEIL MACKAY, WHO CAMPAIGNED FOR FIVE YEARS TO PROVE HIS INNOCENCE THE last time I saw Stuart Gair alive was in a bar just off George Square in Glasgow. I'd spent the best part of the previous five years campaigning for his release from jail for a crime he didn't commit. He'd just ... 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