8th National Miscarriage of Justice Day
Public Meeting
Saturday 10 October 2009
held in Wheeler Hall
St Anne's Street, Leeds (rear of Cathedral)
Morning programme
Kevin McMahon
and Dr Andrew Green
 Disclosure
Gabe Tan
Casework Manager, INUK
How can innocence projects help?
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Steven Gray
UAI Spokesperson
Setting up a support and campaign group
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Main meeting from 2.00 pm

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Chair: Eamonn O’Neill

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An internationally renowned journalist who campaigned for 11 years to overturn Robert Brown’s conviction, Eamonn also lecturers in journalism at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow (eamonnoneill.net)

Introduction: Kevin McMahon

Spokesperson for UAI. Kevin is a film producer and a former Military Police and Special Branch officer. An active campaigner against injustice for over 20 years, his advice has been sought in many high profile miscarriage cases.

Speakers

Sandra Lean


Author of No Smoke! The shocking truth about British Justice (available from Amazon), Sandra spoke about what else she has learned from people who've contacted me after the book was published, what progress (or otherwise) has been made by some of the people highlighted in the book, and what the reasons are for this, and how and where some things (such as media interest) have changed in the last few years.

Dr Michael Naughton

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Director of the University of Bristol Innocence Project and Founder and Director of the Innocence Network UK, the umbrella organisation for member innocence projects in UK universities. Michael will speak about Criminal Cases Review Commission investigations: are they adequate? Is revival of the royal pardon an answer? (bristol.ac.uk/sociology/staff/michaelnaughton.html)

Eric Allison

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Guardian Prisons Correspondent. Eric has been closely involved in setting up and contributing to the Guardian online resource Justice on Trial (guardian.co.uk/uk/series/justice-on-trial)
Mark Newby

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Solicitor advocate who represented Ian Lawless (murder conviction overturned earlier this year), Mark (of Jordan Solicitors) is Director for the Historical Abuse Appeal Panel and an expert on historical sexual abuse appeals.

Angela Sykes

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Sister of Daniel Sykes, wrongly convicted of murder. She outlined his case and talked about the value of support groups. Angela works as an advocate for refugees. She says, ‘I am dedicated in both my personal and profession life to rights work.’

Lee Spencer

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Partner of Suzanne Holdsworth, whose conviction for the murder of a child was overturned last year. Lee will talk about the harm done by wrongful convictions (innocent.org.uk/cases/holdsworth.html#holdsworth).

Michael Shields

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Liverpool fan Michael Shields, convicted of the attempted murder of a barman in Bulgaria, was freed on a royal pardon after Justice Secretary Jack Straw accepted he is "morally and technically innocent."
 

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