The defendant appealed against his conviction for the murder of the BBC presenter Jill Dando. He said that the prosecution had relied heavily on the discovery, a year later, of a single particle of firearm discharge residue.
Held: The evidence was now said by the forensic service to be unreliable. The conviction was quashed, and a re-trial ordered.
Judges:
Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers CJ, Leveson LJ, Simon J
Citations:
[2007] EWCA Crim 2722
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Regina v Pendleton HL 13-Dec-2001
The defendant had appealed his conviction for murder to the Court of Appeal. The 1968 Act required the court to consider whether the conviction was unsafe. New evidence was before the Court of Appeal, but they had rejected the appeal.
Held: . .
See Also – Barry George v Regina CACD 29-Jul-2002
There had been an identification parade, but the witness had not made an unqualified identification of the defendant. He now appealed admission of the evidence from ID parade.
Held: Recognising the difficulties in identification evidence, and . .
Cited by:
Cited – Joseph v Regina CACD 11-Nov-2010
In 2004, the defendant had been convicted of murder. He now appealed saying that advanced in the analysis of gunshot residues would make the forensic evidence then given now unreliable.
Held: At trial the forensic experts had made concessions . .
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Crime
Updated: 12 July 2022; Ref: scu.261314