24 February 2009
A Miscarriage of Justice?
Criminal Cases Review Commission invited to send
case back to Court of Appeal
“Convictions Are Unsafe”
The Court of Appeal rejected my appeal against conviction in 2007, when I was found guilty of some charges and not-guilty of others. All related to the receipt of benefit payments. The House of Lords later refused to hear any arguments about the conduct of the case, or the verdicts.
Yet the jury was obviously confused. Identical charges with identical wordings, apart from different dates, produced guilty and not-guilty verdicts on the same evidence. That is not credible. There are also serious concerns about the prosecution's conduct of the case.
The Court of Appeal’s rejection of legal argument, and the House of Lords refusal to hear it, means that the fight to have the verdicts overturned must go on.
Late last year, a new legal team was invited to review the case. It has concluded that the convictions are unsafe, and that there has been a miscarriage of justice. Extracts from this new legal opinion have been added to my website, www.ashleymote.co.uk. Then click on Personal Statements.
An appeal to the Criminal Cases Review Commission has now been lodged.
A video about the case, and the surrounding politics, has also been added to my website. Click on videos, and then on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBk4C4R8w0k
May I take this opportunity to thank the many, many people who have given me such staunch support throughout this ordeal. It has made a huge difference to me and all my family. We are all deeply grateful.
Ashley Mote
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