NLJ author Jon Robins, Barry Sheerman MP and solicitor Glyn Maddocks were among those who made moving speeches on Monday evening at the launch of Robins’ book The First Miscarriage of Justice: The ‘Amazing and Unreported’ Case of Tony Stock . The Justice Gap editor’s book tackles the tragic case of Tony Stock, jailed in 1970 for a crime he didn’t commit and whose name still hasn’t been cleared, despite an admission of guilt from the true criminal and four appeals. In the foreword to the book Michael Mansfield QC calls the case “a massive blot on the judicial landscape”. Despite Stock’s death in 2012, the fight for justice is ongoing.
23 October 2014
Launch of Tony Stock book
MOVERS & SHAKERS
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Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron
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