Sam Hallam released after seven years in prison

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By on May 17th, 2012

Decision to release 24-year-old after appeal over 2004 murder conviction follows long legal battle by family Sam Hallam became one of the youngest victims of a miscarriage of justice on Wednesday when the court of appeal released him after he served seven years for murder. Hallam, 24, emerged with his mother on to the steps of the high court, where, in front of a crowd of photographers, he was sprayed with champag

How a community’s outcry led to campaign for justice for Sam Hallam

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By on May 17th, 2012

Veteran justice campaigner Paul May was asked to help out by friends of Hallam following conviction in 2005 Five years ago in a public hall in Hoxton, London, it was the strength of a community loudly protesting the innocence of Sam Hallam that made a veteran justice campaigner believe something was terribly wrong. Paul May, who worked on the campaign to free the Birmingham Six, had been asked to help out by frien

Sam Hallam released after prosecution decides against opposing his appeal

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By on May 17th, 2012

Hallam was jailed in 2005 for the murder of trainee chef Essayas Kassahun but has always protested his innocence Sam Hallam, who has served seven years for murder, is to be released from prison after the prosecution told the court it would not oppose his appeal. In a dramatic moment at the court of appeal on Wednesday, 24-year-old Hallam was told that he would be released. Jailed in 2005 for the murder of Essayas

Sam Hallam to appeal against murder conviction

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By on May 17th, 2012

Young man jailed as a teenager over death of trainee chef in London to challenge guilty verdict after new evidence emerges A young man convicted of murder will take his case to the court of appeal on Wednesday after new evidence emerged raising doubts over key parts of the prosecution case against him. The appeal court will examine evidence that questions the safety of the murder conviction of Sam Hallam, 24, from

Secret courts would be a licence to cover up | David Davis

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By on May 16th, 2012

The British government’s argument for secret courts is flawed in both moral and practical terms – and should be resisted When American authorities revealed last week that a British agent was central to uncovering the latest Islamist suicide bomb plot, there was uproar. Quite reasonably, a great deal of concern was expressed over the risk posed to the agent, and to similar operations that might be run

Miscarriages of justice may be out of fashion, but they haven’t gone away | Jon Robins

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By on May 16th, 2012

Breakthroughs in cases such as Susan May and Sam Hallam are rare but what to do about alleged wrong convictions is the subject of much debate Another breakthrough in the Susan May case last week, one of a small number of alleged wrongful convictions that seemingly unravel and attract greater disquiet as the years pass. Last week the Guardian revealed how Greater Manchester police failed to follow up a “good

Owners of dangerous dogs face stiffer sentences

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By on May 15th, 2012

Sentencing Council issues new guidelines including longer prison terms and broader definition of ‘vulnerable’ victims More owners of dangerous dogs will be imprisoned, under guidelines issued to judges and magistrates by the Sentencing Council. The decision to impose harsher punishments follows a spate of high-profile attacks by dogs. Animal welfare organisations were among the groups who contributed t

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