“The Crown Prosecution Service has decided not to proceed with the retrial of Wahleed Hussain, who stood trial last year alongside his uncles for an attack on burglar Walid Salem near their home in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 29th March 2010
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Regina v W [2010] EWCA Crim 372; [2010] WLR (D) 61
“Where the crime of misconduct in a public office was committed in circumstances involving the acquisition of property by theft or fraud, particularly when the holder of a public office was alleged to have made improper claims for public funds in circumstances which were said to be criminal, proof that the defendant was dishonest was an essential ingredient of the offence.”
WLR Daily, 3rd March 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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“A homeless man jailed for life for strangling a teenager and hiding her body in a suitcase has lost his appeal against his conviction.”
BBC News, 19th January 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Three men found not guilty of the plot to blow up transatlantic airlines could face a retrial, after the director of public prosecutions said last night he was willing to break with convention and press for a conviction, despite two juries clearing the trio.”
The Guardian, 12th September 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A judge has ordered a retrial in a case of causing death by dangerous driving after a juror was overheard making comments judged to be biased.”
BBC News, 27th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The artist who created an inflatable artwork which blew away in a high wind, killing two people, will not face a retrial on manslaughter charges, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) announced this morning.”
The Guardian, 6th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A babysitter was cleared yesterday of murdering a two-year-old boy, marking the end of a long campaign to clear her name.”
The Times, 19th December 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
R v A [2008] EWCA Crim 2908; [2008] WLR (D) 374
“The expression ‘new and compelling evidence … in relation to the qualifying offence’ in s 78(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 was not restricted to further evidence either from an individual who suggested that the defendant had admitted after the trial that he was guilty of the offence or from newly emerging witnesses who said that they had heard or seen something at the time which directly supported the relevant complaint.”
WLR Daily, 3rd December 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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“Seven young British Muslims are to be retried for plotting to blow up transatlantic passenger jets using home-made liquid explosives in soft drink bottles.”
The Independent, 11th September 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Two men jailed for life for kicking a retired builder to death in a Surrey street have had their convictions quashed by Appeal Court judges.”
BBC News, 10th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Prosecutors are expected to decide at a high-level meeting today to seek a retrial of seven men on allegations of involvement in an al-Qaeda plot to attack transatlantic airliners.”
The Times, 10th September 2008
Sourece: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Prosecutors were considering today whether seven men accused of plotting mass murder on board transatlantic aircraft should face a retrial after a jury failed to reach verdicts.”
The Independent, 9th September 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The barrister for Barry George, cleared of killing presenter Jill Dando, has warned that huge publicity can distort investigations into high-profile cases.”
BBC News, 2nd August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Barry George has been found not guilty of murdering BBC television presenter Jill Dando outside her London home.”
BBC News, 1st August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man obsessed with female television celebrities and guns murdered Jill Dando nine years ago, the Old Bailey heard today.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Panday v Virgil (Senior Superintendent of Police)
Privy Council
“When allowing an appeal against conviction on the ground of apparent bias in the conduct of the trial, the Court of Appeal could order a retrial if the defendant had been properly charged and brought before the court without any violation of the rule of law and it was possible to have a fair retrial before a different tribunal.”
The Times, 11th April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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Panday v Virgil (Senior Superintendent of Police) [2008] UKPC 24; [2008] WLR (D) 102
“The Court of Appeal might order the retrial of a defendant whose conviction was quashed on the grounds of apparent bias if the defendant had been properly charged and brought before the court without any violation of the rule of law and a fair retrial before a different judge was possible.”
WLR Daily, 10th April 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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R v Miell [2007] EWCA Crim 3130; [2007] WLR(D) 346
“In deciding whether to quash an acquittal, the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) had to form its own view as to whether the acquitted person’s subsequent guilty plea to perjury at his trial constituted compelling evidence that he had committed the offence charged.”
WLR Daily, 8th January 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“In deciding whether to quash an acquittal, the court had to form its own view as to whether the acquitted person’s subsequent plea of guilty to perjury at his trial was in fact compelling evidence that he had committed the offence charged.”
The Times, 4th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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“A man jailed after the murder of an 18-year-old woman has won his appeal against conviction at the High Court.”
BBC News, 15th Novemebr 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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