Steven Taylor was convicted in 1994 of murder on the basis of flimsy on the strength of a statements made by the family members of his co accused, that he had "admitted" the murder to them. By putting all the blame on Steven, the co-accused, James Houlihan, avoided being convicted of murder.

Steven's case was rejected by the CCRC in January 2001, despite a complaint by INNOCENT about the conduct of the CCRC's investigation being upheld.

Please refer to the separate page for more details - Steven Taylor

Derek Christian was convicted in 1997 of the cold-blooded murder of a 66-year-old woman in broad daylight. Why is Derek Christian, who - by the police's own evidence - had a "pronounced" goatee 3 days after the murder, serving a life sentence for a crime committed by a man described as "clean-shaven" by the eye-witnesses?

Please refer to the new separate site for more details - Beyond Reasonable Doubt - Justice for Derek Christian

Convicted of murder despite the fact the victim had been seen alive and well after the murder is alleged to have taken place. Unfortunately the court was never told this - the police had seen fit not to pass on this vital information to either the prosecution or the defence.

Following a reference by the Scottish CCRC, Steven's conviction has now been overturned and he is free.

Please refer to the separate page for more details - Steven Johnston

Cynthia Bolshaw’s naked body was found in a bath of water on the morning of 9 October 1983. John Taft was arrested in April 1999, and subsequently convicted of the murder at Liverpool Crown Court, in November 1999.

New evidence could free man jailed for 'beauty in bath' murder 5 November 2009, by Russell Jenkins

Police forensic files, "lost" at the time of the trial, suggest time of death was much later than stated at trial. Taft's solicitor, David Kirwan, said: "Fundamental mistakes were made both before and during the trial, which meant that a lot of vital evidence was simply not presented to the jury. Having reviewed the case, it is clear that the police, lawyers and forensic science teams were responsible for a catalogue of blunders which may have led to the conviction of an innocent man.”

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by Geoffrey Wansell and Liz Hull 14 November 2009

The Justice for John Taft website, which was set up by John’s wife Susan, and his sister Liz, seeks to demonstrate through a review of the evidence presented at court that John did not commit the murder and should have been acquitted of this crime. They maintain that in looking at the evidence, it is clear that John is an innocent man who was convicted on purely circumstantial evidence and speculation.

Please refer to the separate site for more details - Justice for John Taft

Denial - a one sided affair : article by John Taft shows that by refusing parole to prisoners maintaining innocence, the Prison Service unfairly penalises the most law-abiding inmates

Graham Huckerby is guilty - of saving another man's life. Faced with the choice (at gunpoint!) of allowing his colleague to be shot by armed robbers or letting them onto the security van he was driving, he did what he had been trained to do. Namely to comply with the robbers' demands. This choice was construed by the police as an indication that he was the 'inside man' on the robbery.
Graham's appeal in 2004 was successful and he is now free. The prosecution is not seeking a retrial.
Please refer to the separate page for more details - Graham Huckerby

Graham's co-accused, Shay Power, also had his conviction overturned. Sadly he died following an accident, at the end of 2005.

Chris Danks was convicted of murder in 1984. Chris has consistently denied committing the murder, which happened in the course of a pub brawl.

Chris was released from prison just before Christmas 2005, long after the end of his earliest release date, or "tariff", because he has always maintained his innocence (see related article In denial). Please refer to the separate page for more details - Chris Danks.