Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Barry Sheerman (Labour and Co-operative Party), on Wednesday, 14 December 2022, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 2 members in total.
Criminal Cases Review Commission and Oliver Campbell
That this House warmly welcomes the decision of the Criminal Cases Review Commission to refer the case of Oliver Campbell to the Court of Appeal to review his 1991 conviction for murder; thanks the current Chair of the CCRC, Helen Pitcher, for agreeing to look at the case once again thoroughly, independently and objectively; congratulates the former Member of Parliament for Ipswich, Sandy Martin, for raising the matter in a Westminster Hall debate and for outlining the many and various deeply worrying concerns about the safety of the conviction; pays tribute to Oliver Campbell’s long standing lawyers, Glyn Maddocks KC Hon and Michael Birnbaum KC who have worked tirelessly over the last 23 years conducting thousands of hours of work pro bono; and hopes that justice for Oliver Campbell can be achieved.
Secondary information
- Type
- Early day motion
- Reference
- 703
- Session
- 2022-23
- Other sponsors
- Lord Cryer
- Subjects
- Convictions Criminal Cases Review Commission Homicide Learning disability Miscarriages of justice Campbell, Oliver
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- View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk
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- 2023-01-09 16:00:28 +0000
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