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Commission refers the case of M, a minor

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The Criminal Cases Review Commission has referred for appeal the sexual offences conviction of M.

Commission refers the 1981 arson and manslaughter convictions of Peter Tredget (aka Bruce Lee) to the Court of Appeal

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The Criminal Cases Review Commission has referred the arson and manslaughter convictions of Peter Tredget[1] to the Court of Appeal.

Commission refers the conviction of Mr L to the Crown Court

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The Criminal Cases Review Commission has referred conviction of Mr L to the Crown Court

Commission refers the convictions of Winston Trew and Sterling Christie on the basis of police misconduct

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The Criminal Cases Review Commission has referred convictions of Winston Trew and Sterling Christie to the Court of Appeal.

Commission refers the case of Miss S to the Crown Court

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The Criminal Cases Review Commission has referred the case of Miss S to the Crown Court.

CCRC Chairman Helen Pitcher’s letter to The Spectator, submitted 23/08/2019

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Pitcher OBE to The Spectator, submitted on 23/08/2019. It relates to Matthew Scott’s online article of 16/08/2019.

Commission refers the case of Tracey Newell to the Court of Appeal

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The Criminal Cases Review Commission has referred the case of Tracey Newell to the Court of Appeal.

CCRC Chairman Helen Pitcher’s letter to The Times re: “Ministers bullied justice watchdog” article

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This letter was submitted to The Times on July 30 in relation to an article that appeared the day before. It was not published so we have made it available here.

Commission refers conviction of Mr C for appeal

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The Criminal Cases Review Commission has referred the case of RC to the Crown Court.

Commission publishes report from its review of disclosure in CCRC case sample

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The Criminal Cases Review Commission’s internal review of disclosure is now complete, and the CCRC is today publishing a report of its findings on that review.