Rules Around Appeals to Be Reviewed After Andy Malkinson Exoneration

Law Commission says there is a need for 'robust safeguard against wrongful convictions'

Andrew Malkinson raises a fist outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London on July 26, 2023. Jordan Pettitt/PA via AP

The Law Commission has announced a big consultation on the process of criminal appeals in England and Wales only days after Andy Malkinson had his conviction quashed after spending 17 years in jail for a rape he did not commit.

Mr. Malkinson, 57, was convicted of raping a woman in Manchester in 2003 and was jailed for life the following year but DNA tests later proved another man had committed the crime.