Tag Archive: James Power

A Fair Cop – The Ultimate Price

Author: Satish Sekar April 15, 2017 0 Comments

By Satish Sekar © Satish Sekar (April 14th 2017) Lessons Learned? The USA restored the death penalty after a four year break in 1976. In fact, there had been no executions since 1967 – the Supreme Court ruled the statutes…
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Articles, Capital Idea

Donna Mills, Frank Coppola, Furman v Georgia, Gary Gilmore, Gregg v Georgia, James Power, Joseph Miltier, Karen Coppola, Muriel Hatchell, Northern Ireland, Olive Turner, Peyton Hatchell, the Supreme Court, Thomas Montgomery, Utah, Virginia, William Glass

Rotten to the Core

Author: Satish Sekar January 11, 2015 0 Comments

by Satish Sekar © Satish Sekar (October 16th 2010) The Road to Oblivion Nearly a quarter of a century after John Billington despatched the once aspiring executioner Samuel Dougal, who was not deterred by capital punishment from committing murder, Thomas…
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Capital Idea

capital punishment, Charles Broomhead, deterrent, gallows, hanged, James Power, John Bilington, Mr Justice Swift, Norman Birkett KC, Olive Turner, police officer, Robert Wilson, Samuel Dougal, Thomas Pierrepoint, Winson Green Prison

“Satish is an experienced and able author and investigative journalist with a long track record in campaigning against miscarriages of justice. He continues acting as a pressure group to alleviate the problems which those wrongfully convicted suffer in the long term, even after they have been vindicated. He is also actively involved in anti-racism initiatives, particularly in football, and seeks to improve racial equality by increasing the sporting opportunities available for disadvantaged gro…

Dave Barclay

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“Satish is an author of ‘Fitted In: The Cardiff 3 and the Lynette White Inquiry‘ and the recently published “The Cardiff Five: Innocent Beyond Any Doubt“. He is also a journalist, academic, researcher and expert, especially for those who have suffered miscarriages of justice. Although at times, Satish is highly critical of the criminal justice system, he only challenges from a position of desiring improvement for the benefit of all, whether they be the investigator or the investigated. Members…

Ruwan Uduwerage-Perera

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“Satish is a dedicated investigative journalist who worked hard to investigate the background to the jailing of the Cardiff Three for the 1988 murder of Lynette White. The success of their appeal against their convictions is largely down to his hard work. He wrote the story of this case and his subsequent campaign to have the case reinvestigated in his book ‘Fitted In: The Cardiff Three and the Lynette White Inquiry’. I wanted to write about the forensic aspects of the case in my book Cold…

Liz Porter Sunday AgeAustralia

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