Letters: Bentley's legal challenge 3

A closer look at some of the cases the CCRC referred back so far - such as that of Derek Bentley, Mahmood Hussein Mattan and Paddy Nicholls - reveals that the police, lawyers, judges and/or pathologists responsible for the wrongful conviction are dead. Doubts about the CCRC's independence will...

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Published inThe Guardian (London)
Main Author MARY SILCOTT AND NIKI ADAMS
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London (UK) Guardian News & Media Limited 03.08.1998
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Summary:A closer look at some of the cases the CCRC referred back so far - such as that of Derek Bentley, Mahmood Hussein Mattan and Paddy Nicholls - reveals that the police, lawyers, judges and/or pathologists responsible for the wrongful conviction are dead. Doubts about the CCRC's independence will not be allayed unless it refers back cases such as that of Winston Silcott, where those responsible are alive and in positions of authority.
ISSN:0261-3077