Unjust: How the Court of Appeal failed an innocent man
Ceri Thomas revisits the appalling case of Peter Sullivan, jailed for 38 years for a murder he did not commit and offered no apology when finally released. Why does the court work so slowly? Why is it allowed to mark its own homework, and why is it so resistant to reform?
Reporter: Ceri Thomas
Producer: Katie Gunning
Artwork: Lucy Stevenson
Sound design: Dominic Delargy
Editor: Matt Russell
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