badhorsie
Mouth operational, brain elsewhere...
This case is not going away. More experts throw doubt on the conviction
More detail at Observer link
More detail at Observer link
the story at Daily Mail link above Killer's bid for a judicial review of an earlier decision not to refer his case back to the Court of Appeal has been rejected by a High Court judge
Bamber murdered his adoptive parents, his sister and her twin sons in a remote Essex farmhouse in 1985
The Criminal Cases Review Commission confirmed it would not refer Bamber's case back to the Court of Appeal in April
The 51-year-old, who has always protested his innocence, had applied for permission for a judicial review of the decision
I saw this thread yesterday, never heard of the case. Fascinating and brutal. The new claim seems valid, but probably not enough to help Bamber. I think he is guilty - almost certainly. He should stay where he belongs, although... There is an element of doubt in every conviction.
It's true, but they framed a guilty man, I think. What to do now? Retry?I disagree. He may be guilty but if he was coming to trial now I think it unlikely he would be convicted.
When he was tried in 1987, PACE 1984 had only come into effect within the past couple of years due to well known abuses and corruption in various police forces right up to the late 1970s. There were still too many "old school" coppers around who carried on as though the 1970s were still happening. Far too much evidence was not presented that should have been, and I strongly suspect that if the jury had been given all the evidence that has trickled out since the trial, the defence would almost certainly have succeeded in establishing reasonable doubt.
Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 - Wikipedia
It's true, but they framed a guilty man, I think.
What to do now? Retry?
I've always felt very uneasy about this conviction. Something about the evidence has never sat right with me.
Here is a recent report about this notorious UK case:
Jeremy Bamber murders: New evidence 'could lead to one of Britain's most notorious killers being freed'
Another report:
'Bambi' killer Jeremy Bamber claims he has found phone call evidence to set him free | Daily Mail Online
One more report:
Serial killer Jeremy Bamber claims new telephone call evidence proves he didn't murder his family
I read this on sky news and l'm still not clear what this new evidence is. Perhaps we are not supposed to be. I will need to re-visit the evidence to explain but l think he's guilty.