Trawl for unsafe criminal convictions in UK being done by interns
02-05-2024 07:00 via theguardian.com

Trawl for unsafe criminal convictions in UK being done by interns

Exclusive: DNA expert whose work led to Andrew Malkinson case breakthrough says job should be given to forensic scientistsInterns have been given the job of weeding out potential wrongful convictions for rape and murder in a major case review prompted by Andrew Malkinson’s exoneration, the Guardian can reveal.The miscarriage of justice body the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) said last month that it would be re-examining cases it had refused to refer to the court of appeal to check
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