Blogs by Mark Forman


Double jeopardy case [ Show blog ]
16 Jul : 22:05
The Criminal Justice Act 2003 abolished the 800 year old rule that a person could not be tried twice for the same crime. This only applies if there is new and compelling evidence. This is most likely to take the form of DNA evidence and new witness evidence.

In the latest case, Mario Celaire, was originally acquitted of the killing of his girlfriend back in 2001. No-one seems to have asked the que...