Brain-damaged man who was jailed for all times over homicide has conviction quashed

Oliver Campbell, who was jailed in 1991 for murdering a shopkeeper in Hackney, has had his conviction quashed by the Court of Appeal.

He was interviewed with out a lawyer after his arrest and later convicted of homicide and theft whereas a good friend, Eric Samuels, was discovered responsible of simply the theft.

Mr Campbell’s legal professionals claimed his trial jury was not instructed the complete extent of his psychological well being points, nor did it hear proof one other man had been named because the gunman.

Lord Justice Holroyde, sitting with Mr Justice Bourne and Mrs Justice Stacey, mentioned that the rulings could be totally different "in the light of fresh evidence".

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