Clause 63 — Cases that may be Retried

Part of Orders of the Day — Criminal Justice Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] – in the House of Commons at 9:30 pm on 19 May 2003.

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Photo of John Gummer John Gummer Conservative, Suffolk Coastal 9:30, 19 May 2003

However horrific the case, and that was one of the most horrific, the House would none the less be better advised to make its decisions about changes in the law in general rather than in particular. That is the history of good law making. The general case is that it appears unacceptable to many people that if later evidence shows that those found innocent of murder may not have been innocent, they should, because of the process of law, be excluded from prosecution. We are suggesting—