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Christy Cummings wins CCRC Referral to Court of Appeal
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Christy Cummings wins CCRC Referral to Court of Appeal

06 Nov Christy Cummings wins CCRC Referral to Court of Appeal

Posted at 19:04h in Media Archive by

We act for Christy Cummings who has fought for years to clear his name for a crime he didn’t commit.

Today the CCRC notified us that his 1979 conviction for PIRA membership and other offences will be referred back to the court of appeal for a fresh inquiry.

After all this time he had begun to despair of ever getting long overdue justice.

A turning point in his legal battle was the intervention of world-renowned forensic psychologist Professor Eric Shepherd. His work in analysing inconsistencies with interviewing RUC officer narratives helped push this CCRC application over the line.

It was an emotional moment for Christy and his family to get this news after so many years

He wants to pay tribute to Dr shepherd and indeed to the often-maligned CCRC for the collaborative work in getting to this point.

We will now press both the PPS and court of appeal to get the appeal hearing listed.