Press releases
The CCRC refers for appeal the conviction of the fourth and final member of the Oval Four
The CCRC has referred the 1972 theft and police assault conviction of Omar Boucher to the Court of Appeal on the basis of police misconduct. Mr Boucher was one of the so-called Oval Four co-defendants. The four men, Winston Trew, Sterling Christie, George Griffiths and Omar Boucher , were convicted together at the Old Bailey … Read more >
Commission refers the 2012 murder conviction of C. Hunnisett to the Court of Appeal
The Criminal Cases Review Commission has referred for appeal the 2012 murder conviction of C. Hunnisett. C. Hunnisett was tried at Lewes Crown Court in 2012 for the murder of Peter Bick. They pleaded not guilty and the Judge directed the jury on issues of loss of control, self-defence and diminished responsibility. C. Hunnisett was … Read more >
Commission refers the human trafficking case of Ms A to the Crown Court
The Criminal Cases Review Commission has referred the conviction of Ms A to the Crown Court in light of a change in law and fresh evidence that she is a victim of human trafficking both into and within the UK, and that it was not in the public interest to prosecute her. On 19 August … Read more >
CCRC Statement on the Court of Appeal’s decision to quash the convictions of Winston Trew, Sterling Christie and George Griffiths
The Court of Appeal has today quashed the convictions of Winston Trew, Sterling Christie and George Griffiths following a referral for appeal by the Criminal Cases Review Commission on the basis of police misconduct. CCRC Chairman Helen Pitcher said: “We are delighted for Mr Trew, Mr Christie and Mr Griffiths and pleased that the Court … Read more >
Commission refers the murder conviction of Adrian Jones to the Court of Appeal.
The Criminal Cases Review Commission has referred the murder conviction of Adrian Jones to the Court of Appeal. Mr Jones was convicted at Swansea Crown Court in July 2008 for the murder of Kelly Hyde who was killed while walking her dog in September 2007. The prosecution case was that Mr Jones, who was aged … Read more >
Commission refers the sentence of Amin Kaveh to the Court of Appeal
The Criminal Cases Review Commission has referred the prison sentence of Amin Kaveh to the Court of Appeal. Mr Kaveh was convicted at Chelmsford Crown Court in 2016 of one count of conspiracy to supply the class B drug mephedrone and three counts of supplying mephedrone. He was sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment for the conspiracy offence. For … Read more >
Commission refers the case of George Griffiths – a third Oval Four conviction
The CCRC has referred the conviction of George Griffiths to the Court of Appeal. Mr Griffiths was convicted along with three other men at the Old Bailey on 8th November 1972. All four were convicted of assaulting a police officer and attempted theft. Mr Christie was also convicted of the theft of a police woman’s … Read more >
Commission refers firearms offences of Gary Lee Williams to the Court of Appeal
The Criminal Cases Review Commission has referred for appeal the firearms offences of Gary Lee Williams to the Court of Appeal. Mr Williams pleaded not guilty but was convicted in May 2007 at Wolverhampton Crown Court of Possession of a Firearm with Intent to Endanger Life, Possession of a Prohibited Firearm, Possession of Expanding Ammunition, … Read more >
Commission refers the case of M, a minor.
The Criminal Cases Review Commission has referred for appeal the sexual offences conviction of M. M, who was minor at the time of conviction and therefore cannot be identified, pleaded not guilty but was convicted at Youth Court in 2015 on two counts of sexual offences against another minor. M was sentenced to a youth rehabilitation … Read more >
Commission refers the 1981 arson and manslaughter convictions of Peter Tredget (aka Bruce Lee) to the Court of Appeal
The Criminal Cases Review Commission has referred the arson and manslaughter convictions of Peter Tredget[1] to the Court of Appeal. Mr Tredget (then known as Bruce Lee) pleaded guilty at Leeds Crown Court to 11 counts of arson and 26 related counts of manslaughter on the basis of diminished responsibility. The charges related to eleven fires … Read more >