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O'Brien, Michael

 
9781847710482: The Death of Justice: Guilty Until Proven Innocent

Sinopsis

Michael O'Brien was imprisoned for eleven years for a crime he didn't commit - the Cardiff Newsagent Murder. In this book he reveals all about the police incompetence and scapegoating which landed him in prison as an innocnet man. It also tells of his tooth-and-nail fight through the highest courts, not only to get himself free, but to gain the highest compensation payout of its kind. While in prison, Michael lost not only his freedom but everything he'd ever had, including his wife, his child, and even his health. But he did gain something from his time inside: a self-taught knowledge of Law, and a burning desire to help others fight for justice. On his release he joined forces with another miscarriage of justice victim, Paddy Joe Hill, a member of the Birmingham Six. They set up MOJO (the Miscarriages of Justice Organisation) to help others fight the corrupt British justice system. Read Michael's unforgettable story and you will never again trust the British justice system.

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9th July 1999 – Michael O ‘Brien made legal history by winning a case to allow inmates access to journalists following a legal battle with two Home Secretaries, Michael Howard and Jack Straw and the Prison Governor of HMP Long Lartin.

17th December 1999 the Cardiff Three had their name cleared by the Court of Appeal. The case again made legal history in relation to expert evidence on confessions, now referred to as the O’Brien test.

Michael O’Brien took the Home Office compensation assessor Lord Brennan to the Court of Appeal forcing a break down of the compensation awards in 2003.

In 2006 Michael O’Brien was awared the largest payout in British legal history from a police force for mailicious prosecution.

Michael O’Brien now lives in Cardiff with his partner and family and continues to support people who face similar legal battles.

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