June 13: Paul Quinn: UK: Bulletin: He has been sentenced to 24 years in a case that saw Andrew Malkinson jailed, in what has been characterised as one of the worst miscarriages of justice in British history, the BBC (Live Reporter Reporter Katie Williams reports, noting that: "Malkinson was convicted in 2004 after being misidentified in a police identity parade. He served 17 years before being released in 2020 and exonerated in 2023. DNA evidence: Advances in DNA evidence helped overturn Malkinson's conviction and identify Quinn as the real perpetrator. The handling of the case has been criticised and is being investigated by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC)."

QUOTE OF THE DAY: "Malkinson  says in a statement. allowing the sentencing,  that Quinn "let me rot whilst he enjoyed his freedom". He adds that he is "insulted" by the sentence and hopes he does not get parole. 
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GIST: "Paul Quinn has been sentenced to 24 years for rape, strangulation and grievous bodily harm after he attacked a young mother as she walked home in Salford, Greater Manchester, in 2003.

The crime led to innocent Andrew Malkinson being wrongly imprisoned for 17 years, in what has been characterised as one of the worst miscarriages of justice in British history. Here's what you need to know:

The sentence: The earliest Quinn will be released is after serving 14 years of his 24-year sentence. You can find a full breakdown on the charges here, and our legal correspondent unpacks what it all means.

The judge said Quinn's lifestyle appears to have changed "significantly" after around 2017, but added that he saw "no sign whatsoever" that Quinn repented the crime.

Victim impact: In a statement read out by a barrister, the woman said she lives in "constant fear", adding that one night in 2003 changed her life. Judge Mr Justice Bright has called her a "hero".

Malkinson says in a statement following the sentencing, that Quinn "let me rot whilst he enjoyed his freedom". He adds that he is "insulted" by the sentence and hopes he does not get parole. 

How we got here: Malkinson was convicted in 2004 after being misidentified in a police identity parade. He served 17 years before being released in 2020 and exonerated in 2023. 

DNA evidence: Advances in DNA evidence helped overturn Malkinson's conviction and identify Quinn as the real perpetrator. The handling of the case has been criticised and is being investigated by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC)."

The entire story can be read at:

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c4g0n8pyrqlt

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.  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. 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; 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;