BACKGROUND: (From a previous post of this Blog); 17 February, 2025: "Norris, from Milton, Glasgow, could be freed in May when the Court of Appeal in London considers claims that evidence against him was largely circumstantial and deeply flawed, Daily Record reported. Professor Alan Wayne Jones, a retired expert in forensic toxicology, said the similarities in the cases are glaring and he believes both convictions may prove to be unsafe. He said: “I see close parallels between the two cases, absolutely. It’s absolutely possible Colin Norris and Lucy Letby could be cleared of these crimes on appeal, given the weight of evidence that might be gathered to undermine the methodology applied in the trials.” He also agrees with many experts that unexplained low blood sugar, hypoglycaemia, that linked deaths of victims in the Norris case, can occur more often than was thought at the time of his trial, creating a clear reasonable doubt for the conviction."
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PASSAGE TWO OF THE DAY: " Professor Richard Marks, who died last year, originally cast doubt on Norris’s guilt 14 years ago in a BBC documentary. Prof Jones said: “Marks discovered the only real evidence in Norris’s case that insulin was used in the death of one of the elderly ladies’ deaths – Ethel Hall. “For the other four cases there was no chemical or forensic evidence against him, simply that he happened to be on duty when these elderly ladies died. And when they died, they were diagnosed to have hypoglycemia and because Norris was already suspected in the Ethel Hall case they searched the hospital rota and found that he was on duty when his other elder ladies died and they had hypoglycemia. “The prosecution put two and two together and accused Norris of killing these other ladies as well. There is ample evidence to suggest he got a raw deal.” Jones said Ethel Hall’s critical blood sample was analysed by a method called immunoassays. But that is not sufficient for reliable forensic evidence.
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PUBLISHER'S NOTE: This appeal is being closely watched because of parallels with the nurse Lucy Letby case, which is also in the U.K.
Harold Levy: Publisher: The Charles Smith Blog:
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STORY: "Convicted nurse faces wait for appeal ruling, published by The BBC, on June 7, 2025.
GIST: A nurse jailed for murdering four elderly patients has been told he faces a wait to find out the outcome of his appeal against his convictions.
Colin Campbell, previously known as Colin Norris, was found guilty in 2008 of killing four women and attempting to kill a fifth by injecting them with insulin.
Doris Ludlam, 80, Bridget Bourke, 88, Irene Crookes, 79, and Ethel Hall, 86, were inpatients on orthopaedic wards where Campbell worked in Leeds in 2002 and developed unexplained hypoglycaemia.
Campbell denied any wrongdoing and over the past 14 days, the Court of Appeal has heard from both his lawyers and also the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), who opposed the appeal.
He unsuccessfully appealed against his conviction in 2009 and applied to the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) in 2011, who said previously that the prosecution had relied on "wholly circumstantial" evidence.
The CCRC referred the case to the Court of Appeal in London four years ago.
The appeal hearing finished on Friday after closing statements from Michael Mansfield KC, for Campbell, and James Curtis KC, for the CPS.
Mr Mansfield previously told the court that Campbell's appeal was a "straightforward case" and that the judges "must conclude that these convictions are unsafe".
However, Mr Curtis said the court must uphold the convictions, adding that the jury in Campbell's trial were "provided with the necessary relevant facts and issues, from a plethora of highly qualified and clinically experienced witnesses".
Lady Justice Macur, sitting with Sir Stephen Irwin and Mr Justice Picken, said after closing submissions: "It will come as no surprise that we are going to reserve judgment."
She added: "There may be ancillary matters for which we will call you back. We will know once you have the draft judgment."
A judgment is expected in writing at a later date."
The entire story can be read at:
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: I am monitoring this case/issue/resource. Keep your eye on the Charles Smith Blog for reports on developments. The Toronto Star, my previous employer for more than twenty incredible years, has put considerable effort into exposing the harm caused by Dr. Charles Smith and his protectors - and into pushing for reform of Ontario's forensic pediatric pathology system. The Star has a "topic" section which focuses on recent stories related to Dr. Charles Smith. It can be found at: http://www.thestar.com/topic/charlessmith. Information on "The Charles Smith Blog Award"- and its nomination process - can be found at: http://smithforensic.blogspot.com/2011/05/charles-smith-blog-award-nominations.html Please send any comments or information on other cases and issues of interest to the readers of this blog to: hlevy15@gmail.com. Harold Levy: Publisher: The Charles Smith Blog.
SEE BREAKDOWN OF SOME OF THE ON-GOING INTERNATIONAL CASES (OUTSIDE OF THE CONTINENTAL USA) THAT I AM FOLLOWING ON THIS BLOG, AT THE LINK BELOW: HL:
https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/120008354894645705/4704913685758792985
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FINAL WORD: (Applicable to all of our wrongful conviction cases): "Whenever there is a wrongful conviction, it exposes errors in our criminal legal system, and we hope that this case — and lessons from it — can prevent future injustices."
Lawyer Radha Natarajan:
Executive Director: New England Innocence Project;
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FINAL, FINAL WORD: "Since its inception, the Innocence Project has pushed the criminal legal system to confront and correct the laws and policies that cause and contribute to wrongful convictions. They never shied away from the hard cases — the ones involving eyewitness identifications, confessions, and bite marks. Instead, in the course of presenting scientific evidence of innocence, they've exposed the unreliability of evidence that was, for centuries, deemed untouchable." So true!
Christina Swarns: Executive Director: The Innocence Project;
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SEE BREAKDOWN OF SOME OF THE ON-GOING INTERNATIONAL CASES (OUTSIDE OF THE CONTINENTAL USA) THAT I AM FOLLOWING ON THIS BLOG, AT THE LINK BELOW: HL:
https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/120008354894645705/4704913685758792985
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FINAL WORD: (Applicable to all of our wrongful conviction cases): "Whenever there is a wrongful conviction, it exposes errors in our criminal legal system, and we hope that this case — and lessons from it — can prevent future injustices."
Lawyer Radha Natarajan:
Executive Director: New England Innocence Project;
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FINAL, FINAL WORD: "Since its inception, the Innocence Project has pushed the criminal legal system to confront and correct the laws and policies that cause and contribute to wrongful convictions. They never shied away from the hard cases — the ones involving eyewitness identifications, confessions, and bite marks. Instead, in the course of presenting scientific evidence of innocence, they've exposed the unreliability of evidence that was, for centuries, deemed untouchable." So true!
Christina Swarns: Executive Director: The Innocence Project;
