Leslie, James
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Leslie James was convicted in February 1980 of the murder of his wife and received a sentence of life imprisonment.
The CCRC received an application for review of the conviction in May 2002.
During review, the CCRC obtained new expert psychiatric evidence which, following a change in legal approach in 2001, would have supported a defence of provocation and/or diminished responsibility at trial.
The CCRC referred the conviction in September 2004.
The Court of Appeal upheld the conviction in December 2005.