Television researchers investigating cases where defendants make false confessions are calling on lawyers to help them make a documentary. The television company, Antelope Productions, wants to make a documentary highlighting cases when defendants deliberately confess to crimes they did not commit. Associate producer Piu Das Gupta said people made false confessions for many reasons which included a desire to protect a loved one or to achieve notoriety. The company, which has produced award-winning documentaries on the Cuban Missile Crisis and China, would like to hear from lawyers who have had experience of false confessions. They can call Das Gupta in confidence on 0171 209 0099.
CPS strike averted but still last resort
CPS LAWYERS have opted to hold back on their threat of strike action, at least for the time being. The CPS section of the Association of First Division Civil Servants (FDA) has decided to keep its threat of a one-day strike in reserve, despite Attorney General Sir Nicholas Lyell’s refusal to meet with them to […]