| Author | Message | ||
     Jim Jervis (Unregistered Guest) Unregistered guest Posted From: s01060011d8ec721d.cc.shawcable.net |
Hi Alan, I was wondering if there had been any further developments. Not one day passes without your predicament nudging my mind. Mr Bayle is a 24ct gent and an obvious man of principle who did not hesitate to nail his colours to the 'Establishment mast'. Christine and myself will 'bother God' from time to time on your behalf. Nil desperandum old son. Best regards. Jim Jervis. | ||
| Alan McNamara |
I am Alan McNamara, the man wrongly accused of burglary and theft and wrongly convicted of a criminal act which I find as offensive as much as any other law abiding citizen. I am currently in the process of gathering evidence and arguments to present to the Criminal Cases Review Commission. The Commission is an independant body set up by The English Government to investigate alledged miscarriages of justice. If you are a fingerprint expert, or a crime scene examiner, and would like to see the fingerprint lift, said by the prosecution to have been taken off the "pitted or grained" completely flat surface of a jewellery case, then please contact me. It's now been almost seven years since this lift "proved" beyond doubt my apparent connection with a burglary. What do you think? Please note the attatched e mail address superscedes the previous one posted. Kind Regards to all honest experts throughout the world, Alan. | ||
| Jymz |
Hello mate,( I am PROUD to call you thus.) As you know, I have always believed in your innocence. If evidence and good common sense eventually prevail, as surely they must, your good name will be restored and significant compensation should ensue. Although the latter is of secondary importance. Good heavens, all you need show to be acqitted is 'REASONABLE DOUBT' and you have that redoubled in spades. Keep the faith old son and remember me to your dad. We eventually made it out here and have our website up and running. Lisa and yourself would be warmly welcomed should you wish to visit. Best regards mate, Jim Jervis www.nuagesbandb.ca | ||
| V Thomas |
I am disgusted that in the 21st century the British establishment can still get away with falsely imprisoning people. Yet again this case and the ongoing case in Scotland regarding the former female police detective Shirly McKie makes me sick and very worried. These government bodies that allow these cases to happen and to continue unchallenged once they have been showed to be flawed have no respect for the law in which they claim to represent. It must be the case experts are not experts if they disagree with you and you are the government. It shows me that any law abiding citizen could be next to be taken away from our families, locked up and our liberties taken away. KEEP fighting to clear your name and do not give up until you have clear and full justice. Failure to do so will allow others to have the same injustise you has encountered All the best and my respect to you | ||
| Alan McNamara |
It appears I have inserted the wrong e mail address previously. My apologies to everyone. Alan@pocketsavers.wanadoo.freeserve.co.uk | ||
| Kasey |
Alan, Your e-mail address didn't come through... I tried to send there and I got an error message. I am interested in soft copies if available, and if not then hard copies of the transcripts. Please follow up with me by e-mail: kaseywertheim@aol.com. Thanks, and warm regards, -Kasey | ||
| Alan McNamara |
I am Alan McNamara, the man wrongly accused of burglary and theft and wrongly convicted of a criminal act which I find as offensive as much as any other law abiding citizen. My appeal presented by Michael Mansfield QC went before the courts on 18/19 October 2004 and was dismissed by LORD JUSTICE LATHAM, MR JUSTICE RODERICK EVANS and MR JUSTICE PITCHERS on 11/11/2004 Case No: 2001/4089 B1 Anyone interested in the transcript of the judgement or any other aspect of the case should contact me at my e- mail address and I will correspond accordingly. | ||
| Zan |
Hello, Me (age 18) and a group of sociology students met Alan McNamara in London late last year. It was really interesting to hear his point of view of the court case and how he inteneded to bring the appeal to a fair conclusion. We were wodnering what the outcome of the appeal was and to wish Alan and his family all the luck and support in the future. | ||
| meg mitchell |
hi i am studying forensic investigation and am doing a presentation on forged/fabricated fingerprints - i would love some more info re this case if it is available - eg technical info re the shape/placement/background of the print found and why it is believed to be a forgery. could you point me to a site or send me anything via e-mail? thanks meg | ||
| Iain McKie |
Alan McNamara was released from prison yesterday and the fight continues to clear his name. manchester news Jailed dad's fight to clear name RELIEF: Alan McNamara is met by his wife Lisa A MAN convicted of a burglary on what he claims was false fingerprint evidence was released from jail today pledging to clear his name on appeal. Alan McNamara, 40, from Bolton, was ordered to serve 30 months after being found guilty of a £33,000 burglary in Rochdale. Mr McNamara, a father of one, was convicted on the strength of a fingerprint Greater Manchester Police said they had found on a jewellery box from the burgled house in Rochdale. But four independent experts now say the shape and texture of the print suggest it did not come from the box, but may have been on a smooth, rounded object instead. Supporters of Mr McNamara believe the print could have come from a vase bought from his shop, Pocket Savers in Great Moor Street, Bolton, which sells ornaments. The print was matched with one taken from Mr McNamara as a result of a minor offence committed some years ago. He is being supported by one of Britain's leading fingerprint scientists, Allan Bayle, who is convinced there has been a mistake. Mr Bayle, who was working for the Metropolitan Police when he was made aware of the case by Mr McNamara's solicitor, says he was told he should not take the stand to provide evidence against another police force, so he resigned from his post with the Met. Resignation Mr Bayle said today: "I am in no doubt that Alan did not do this, he is an innocent man. I resigned from the Met after 25 years' service because I was convinced an injustice had taken place. I am sure the print which the police say came from a box was actually taken from a vase. "His prints are probably on thousands of items like this in Manchester because he owns the shop. "But this kind of thing could happen to anyone. For instance, your prints could be on an object which you picked up and looked at in a shop which was later bought by someone else." Mr McNamara's father, Thomas, from Little Lever, said today: "Fighting this conviction has cost us £40,000 already, but it is important for Alan to clear his name. "He is a businessman who was making £100,000 profit from his business before this happened, there is no financial motive for him to get involved in a burglary. Being in prison for something he didn't do has been absolute •••• for him." Mr McNamara was released early under rules that prisoners who behave themselves can be released after serving half of their sentence. |
