Vigil to mark third anniversary of Gordon's conviction - 26th January 2008
Family, friends and supporters held a vigil in St Ann's Square, Manchester, to mark the third
anniversary of Gordon's conviction. Many thanks to all who attended.
Appeal
On Thursday, 6th December 2007 Mr Rob Rode of Clarion Soliciors, Leeds and Mr Simon Bourne-Arton QC of Park Court Chambers, Leeds
submitted an application to Manchester Crown Court.
Mr Rob Rode : "Having been instructed by Mr Park and his family to review the evidence we are in a position
that we have today lodged Grounds of Appeal against the conviction.
The appeal is based upon fresh evidence that was not available at the original trial.
It is hoped that this evidence, when considered by the Court of Appeal, will lead to his conviction
being quashed and a re-trial being ordered.
Simon Bourne-Arton QC is instructed by this firm to represent Gordon Park."
No Smoke
(The Shocking Truth About British Justice)
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Innocent people are being locked up in our prisons, convicted of the most horrific crimes,
on a regular basis. These are not one-off, tragic mistakes, but rather, a routine, everyday occurrence.
For every high-profile miscarriage of justice that we hear about, there are dozens more that never
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Circuituous Jury Route
IPCC Application - Appeal Upheld
See Gordon Park's application to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) here.
The IPCC upheld Gordon's appeal against the police not recording 4 complaint points as complaints,
but have allowed the police to dispense with an investigation on the grounds of a 12-month time limit.
This is after the police took 7 years to convict Gordon of a 28-year old crime he did not commit.
The IPCC gave Gordon Park a time limit of just 7 days to respond to the police's application for dispensation.
See how many IPCC complaints are in the press at the moment in this
google news search.
