Such, Thomas

Thomas Such was convicted in November 1995 of attempted murder and received a sentence of 12 years’ imprisonment, reduced to ten years on appeal.

The CCRC inherited an application for review of the conviction from the Home Office in March 1997.

Mr Such had made an admission to the offence to the police.

During review, the CCRC considered new evidence relevant to both Mr Such’s mental state and levels of intoxication at the time of his confession.

As the doctor who had examined Mr Such pre-trial was not aware of this evidence, it was not provided to the judge before his decision to admit Mr Such’s confession as evidence.

The defence could also have sought to exclude the confession under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984.

The CCRC referred the conviction and sentence in May 2000.

The Court of Appeal upheld the conviction and sentence in December 2000.