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| '''Sir John May''' was a former ] judge appointed by the British Government to investigate the miscarriages of justice related to the ] and other miscarriages linked to ] bombing offences.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,1816816,00.html|title=NatWest Three puzzle|accessdate=9 August 2007|author=Marcel Berlins|date=7 October 2006|publisher=Guardian Unlimited}}</ref> He was educated at ]. | '''Sir John May''' was a former ] judge appointed by the British Government to investigate the miscarriages of justice related to the ] and other miscarriages linked to ] bombing offences.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,1816816,00.html|title=NatWest Three puzzle|accessdate=9 August 2007|author=Marcel Berlins|date=7 October 2006|publisher=Guardian Unlimited}}</ref> He was educated at ]. | ||
| On 20 October 1989 following the quashing of the ] convictions, May was appointed to chair an inquiry into both that case and the related case of the Maguire Seven.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aic.gov.au/conferences/medicine/schurr.pdf|title= Expert Witnesses And The Duties Of Disclosure & Impartiality: The Lessons Of The IRA Cases In England|accessdate=5 August 2007|author= |
On 20 October 1989 following the quashing of the ] convictions, May was appointed to chair an inquiry into both that case and the related case of the Maguire Seven.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aic.gov.au/conferences/medicine/schurr.pdf|title= Expert Witnesses And The Duties Of Disclosure & Impartiality: The Lessons Of The IRA Cases In England|accessdate=5 August 2007|author=Beverley Schurr, NSW Legal Aid Commission}}</ref> | ||
| On 12 July 1990, the ] ] published the interim report, ''Interim Report on the Maguire Case |
On 12 July 1990, the ] ] published the interim report, ''Interim Report on the Maguire Case: The Inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the convictions arising out of the bomb attacks in Guildford and Woolwich in 1974''.<ref></ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.official-documents.gov.uk/document/hc8990/hc05/0556/0556.pdf|title=Sir John May Interim Report 1989}}</ref> | ||
| The report criticised the trial judge ]. It unearthed improprieties in the handling of scientific evidence that were |
The report criticised the trial judge ]. It unearthed improprieties in the handling of scientific evidence that were relevant to the other cases and declared the convictions unsound and recommended referral back to the Court of Appeal.{{cn}} | ||
| The scientific work in examining the failings of the original forensic work leading to the convictions was undertaken by the "West" Committee led by Professor ] CBE FRS and the findings published in 1992 in Sir John May's report to the House of Commons entitled the Second Maguire report.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.official-documents.gov.uk/document/hc9293/hc02/0296/0296.pdf|title=1992 Sir John May, 2nd Maguire report into Guilford and Woolwich Bombings|accessdate=7 April 2016|}}</ref> | The scientific work in examining the failings of the original forensic work leading to the convictions was undertaken by the "West" Committee led by Professor ] CBE FRS and the findings published in 1992 in Sir John May's report to the House of Commons entitled the Second Maguire report.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.official-documents.gov.uk/document/hc9293/hc02/0296/0296.pdf|title=1992 Sir John May, 2nd Maguire report into Guilford and Woolwich Bombings|accessdate=7 April 2016|}}</ref> | ||
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| ==RARDE scientific tests== | ==RARDE scientific tests== | ||
| The Inquiry found that ] scientists Walter Elliott and Douglas Higgs had lied and suppressed evidence at the trials of |
The Inquiry found that ] scientists Walter Elliott and Douglas Higgs had lied and suppressed evidence at the trials of ] and the Maguire Seven.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aic.gov.au/conferences/medicine/schurr.pdf|title= Expert Witnesses And The Duties Of Disclosure & Impartiality: The Lessons Of The IRA Cases In England|accessdate=5 August 2007|author=Beverley Schurr, NSW Legal Aid Commission}}</ref> | ||
| The terms of reference of the initial inquiry were expanded, as a result, to include | The terms of reference of the initial inquiry were expanded, as a result, to include | ||
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Sir John May was a former Court of Appeal judge appointed by the British Government to investigate the miscarriages of justice related to the Maguire Seven and other miscarriages linked to IRA bombing offences. He was educated at Clifton College.
On 20 October 1989 following the quashing of the Guildford Four convictions, May was appointed to chair an inquiry into both that case and the related case of the Maguire Seven.
On 12 July 1990, the Home Secretary David Waddington published the interim report, Interim Report on the Maguire Case: The Inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the convictions arising out of the bomb attacks in Guildford and Woolwich in 1974.
The report criticised the trial judge John Donaldson. It unearthed improprieties in the handling of scientific evidence that were relevant to the other cases and declared the convictions unsound and recommended referral back to the Court of Appeal.
The scientific work in examining the failings of the original forensic work leading to the convictions was undertaken by the "West" Committee led by Professor Thomas Summers West CBE FRS and the findings published in 1992 in Sir John May's report to the House of Commons entitled the Second Maguire report.
RARDE scientific tests
The Inquiry found that RARDE scientists Walter Elliott and Douglas Higgs had lied and suppressed evidence at the trials of Judith Ward and the Maguire Seven.
The terms of reference of the initial inquiry were expanded, as a result, to include
- The preparation of court evidence by expert witnesses
- The advance disclosure of scientific findings
- The authorisation of prosecutions based on scientific evidence
- Home Office assessment of scientific evidence after miscarriage claims
Royal Commission on Criminal Justice
On 14 March 1991, the inquiry became the Royal Commission on Criminal Justice covering the systemic problems uncovered earlier.The commission was chaired by Viscount Runciman of Doxford.
References
- Marcel Berlins (7 October 2006). "NatWest Three puzzle". Guardian Unlimited. Retrieved 9 August 2007.
- Beverley Schurr, NSW Legal Aid Commission. "Expert Witnesses And The Duties Of Disclosure & Impartiality: The Lessons Of The IRA Cases In England" (PDF). Retrieved 5 August 2007.
- Hansard Debates 12 July 1990
- "Sir John May Interim Report 1989" (PDF).
- "1992 Sir John May, 2nd Maguire report into Guilford and Woolwich Bombings" (PDF). Retrieved 7 April 2016.
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