Rough Justice

[FourWheelDrift]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/4579853.stm

[quote=BBC]
A man who spent 25 years in prison for the attempted murder of a nine-year-old boy has had his conviction overturned.

Paul Blackburn, 41, of Warrington, Cheshire, was 15 years old when he was convicted at Chester Crown Court in December 1978.
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[Jaglover]

Yes but on what grounds, sometimes they are released because the police or solicitors forgot to tick all the boxes.

[406]

Jaglover said:

Yes but on what grounds, sometimes they are released because the police or solicitors forgot to tick all the boxes.

Read the BBC report. The bloke was stitched up by pld bill. They did that sort of thing in those days.

[deckster]

406 said:

Jaglover said: Yes but on what grounds, sometimes they are released because the police or solicitors forgot to tick all the boxes. Read the BBC report. The bloke was stitched up by pld bill. They did that sort of thing in those days.

Whereas now of course they're whiter than white and wouldn't dream of such a thing.

[andygo]

No, they just remember to tick the boxes properley....