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remember the bloke who was jailed for the killing of jill dando, then released after a retrial (was a complete balls up by the met if they thought it was him to begin with) well he has tried to get compensation for having to spend time in nick (as you would do really!) but has been refused due to ....
In January, the High Court had ruled that Mr George did not qualify for compensation because jurors could still reasonably have convicted him despite new evidence that led to his acquittal.
Mr George had called for a reconsideration of his case, which would have opened the way for him to claim an award of up to £500,000.
Lord Justice Richards, sitting at the Court of Appeal in London, rejected Mr George's application for permission to challenge the January decision.
He said the 53-year-old, who was present for the ruling, had "no realistic prospects" of success on appeal.
Speaking outside the Royal Courts of Justice, Mr George's sister, Michelle Diskin, described the judge's decision as a "travesty of justice".
Ms Diskin said: "There never was any viable evidence against Barry.
"This whole case from April 2000 until today has been a smoke and mirrors exercise designed to placate a worried public, and give the impression that justice had been done.
"Well, neither the Dando family, nor our family, has seen any justice in the past 13 years."
Ms Diskin continued: "Barry is innocent. He deserves a financial settlement to compensate for all that was taken from him - everything he owned and eight years of his life.
"We are extremely disappointed with today's decision and will need to go away and regroup to decide what to do next. We cannot let this go unchallenged."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23241520
quite interesting and sums up these times nicely, innocent and get feck all but crap ... guilty then get the top lawyers and legal aid to run off to europe for murdering who ever you want.
In January, the High Court had ruled that Mr George did not qualify for compensation because jurors could still reasonably have convicted him despite new evidence that led to his acquittal.
Mr George had called for a reconsideration of his case, which would have opened the way for him to claim an award of up to £500,000.
Lord Justice Richards, sitting at the Court of Appeal in London, rejected Mr George's application for permission to challenge the January decision.
He said the 53-year-old, who was present for the ruling, had "no realistic prospects" of success on appeal.
Speaking outside the Royal Courts of Justice, Mr George's sister, Michelle Diskin, described the judge's decision as a "travesty of justice".
Ms Diskin said: "There never was any viable evidence against Barry.
"This whole case from April 2000 until today has been a smoke and mirrors exercise designed to placate a worried public, and give the impression that justice had been done.
"Well, neither the Dando family, nor our family, has seen any justice in the past 13 years."
Ms Diskin continued: "Barry is innocent. He deserves a financial settlement to compensate for all that was taken from him - everything he owned and eight years of his life.
"We are extremely disappointed with today's decision and will need to go away and regroup to decide what to do next. We cannot let this go unchallenged."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23241520
quite interesting and sums up these times nicely, innocent and get feck all but crap ... guilty then get the top lawyers and legal aid to run off to europe for murdering who ever you want.