Just one in 10 cases of parents convicted of killing their children will be reopened, following a review triggered by the Cannings judgement, writes Mithran Samuel.
Attorney General Lord Goldsmith told the House of Lords this week that 28 out of the 297 cases reviewed should be reconsidered, because of concerns about the medical evidence used to convict defendants.
Defendants will be able to lobby the Criminal Cases Review Commission, which will decide whether they should appeal.
Lord Goldsmith ordered the review last January, after Angela Cannings was acquitted on appeal of killing her two babies, after expert evidence given by Sir Roy Meadow was discredited.
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