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Unfair outcome in trial
A miscarriage of justice occurs when an unfair outcome occurs in a criminal or civil proceeding. Examples of miscarriage of justice include conviction
Miscarriage_of_justice
This is a list of miscarriage of justice cases. This list includes cases where a convicted individual was later cleared of the crime and either has received
List of miscarriage of justice cases
List_of_miscarriage_of_justice_cases
The Miscarriages of Justice Organisation (MOJO) is a Scottish charity dedicated to human rights and to changing the criminal justice system in order to
Miscarriages of Justice Organisation
Miscarriages_of_Justice_Organisation
American TV show season
The ninth season of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation premiered on CBS on October 9, 2008, and ended May 14, 2009. The series stars William Petersen, Marg
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation season 9
CSI:_Crime_Scene_Investigation_season_9
English victim of miscarriage of justice
Hallam (born 1987), from Hoxton, London, is one of the youngest victims of a UK miscarriage of justice after an appeal court quashed his murder conviction
Sam_Hallam
African-Americans wrongly convicted of murder in 1975
June 27, 2021) are three African Americans who were wrongfully convicted of murder as young men in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1975 and sentenced to death. Jackson's
Ricky Jackson and Ronnie and Wiley Bridgeman
Ricky_Jackson_and_Ronnie_and_Wiley_Bridgeman
prisoner's dilemma List of exonerated death row inmates List of miscarriage of justice cases List of United States death row inmates List of women on death row
List of wrongful convictions in the United States
List_of_wrongful_convictions_in_the_United_States
1987 UK wrongly convicted murder case
is convinced is another victim of a miscarriage of justice. The full story of the murder and the miscarriage of justice which followed is told in Michael
Cardiff_Newsagent_Three
British man who served 17 years' imprisonment for a wrongful rape conviction
inquiry was able to "recommence its work". List of miscarriage of justice cases Wrongful conviction of Victor Nealon Guyoncourt, Sally (6 June 2024). "Andrew
Wrongful conviction of Andrew Malkinson
Wrongful_conviction_of_Andrew_Malkinson
British man wrongfully convicted of murder
is the longest-serving known victim of a miscarriage of justice in British history. As of 2026, the identity of the murderer is unknown, with him believed
Wrongful conviction of Peter Sullivan
Wrongful_conviction_of_Peter_Sullivan
Reversal of a criminal conviction
researchers, and terms including exoneration, wrongful conviction, miscarriage of justice, and innocence are sometimes used inconsistently or interchangeably
Exoneration
Irish Sisters of Mercy member
conviction was quashed. She was officially declared the victim of a miscarriage of justice in December 2005. The wrongful conviction was based on false
Nora_Wall
Forgiveness of a crime by the government
depending on the laws of the jurisdiction. Pardons can be viewed as a tool to overcome miscarriage of justice, allowing a grant of freedom to someone who
Pardon
Insufficient punishment of criminals
advocacy program Miscarriage of justice Right to an effective remedy Victims' rights R. M. Bohm (2005). "Miscarriages of Criminal Justice: An Introduction"
Error_of_impunity
Murder of 12-year-old Chinese-Spanish child in 2013
a study on the conviction of Alfonso Basterra, titled: The Alfonso Basterra Case. A Re-reading of a Miscarriage of Justice. In it, he argues that Asunta's
Murder_of_Asunta_Basterra
2024 British television series
Jones. The series is a dramatisation of the British Post Office scandal, a miscarriage of justice in which hundreds of subpostmasters were wrongly prosecuted
Mr_Bates_vs_The_Post_Office
1920s miscarriage of justice in England
to the attention of the Director of Public Prosecutions, Sir Archibald Bodkin, who thought that there had been a miscarriage of justice. An investigation
Littlehampton_libels
British man wrongly convicted of murder (born 1960)
to an overt "miscarriage of justice". Barry George was on born on 15 April 1960, in Hammersmith Hospital, London. He is the youngest of three children
Barry_George
Welsh wrongfully executed man (1924–1950)
acknowledged to be a miscarriage of justice. Along with those of Derek Bentley and Ruth Ellis, the case played a major part in the restriction of capital punishment
Timothy_Evans
Italian anarchist (1932–2002)
in Italy Andrea Salsedo Giuseppe Pinelli List of miscarriage of justice cases Strategy of tension Years of Lead Finzi, Paolo (2006). "Ciao Peder!". Rivista
Pietro_Valpreda
American writer and activist (born 1987)
could possibly think of in terms of evidence." In the United States, the verdict was widely viewed as a miscarriage of justice. American lawyers expressed
Amanda_Knox
Court with little or no judicial credibility
informal pejorative term for a court that ignores recognized standards of law or justice, carries little or no official standing in the territory within which
Kangaroo_court
British nurse convicted of murder (born 1990)
for her case to be reviewed as a potential miscarriage of justice. On the same day, findings from a panel of 14 international medical experts were released
Lucy_Letby
1992 Australian High Court legal aid case
it constituted a miscarriage of justice. In a 4–1 decision, the High Court ruled that, while it was preferable for those accused of serious criminal charges
Dietrich_v_The_Queen
Libyan convicted of the Lockerbie bombing (1952–2012)
a miscarriage of justice had taken place. In January 2021, the Scottish Court of Criminal Appeal rejected both the contention that a miscarriage of justice
Abdelbaset_al-Megrahi
Irish victim of miscarriage of justice
Trasna, produced by Ciarán Ó Cofaigh was released in 2017. List of miscarriage of justice cases Guildford Four Birmingham Six Land War Mulraney, Frances
Maolra_Seoighe
Series of child kidnappings and murders in Japan
Editors' Choice Magazine Journalism Award for exposing this miscarriage of justice. 1979 murder of Maya Fukushima On 3 August 1979, five-year-old Maya Fukushima
North Kanto serial kidnappings and murders
North_Kanto_serial_kidnappings_and_murders
English serial killer (1899–1953)
the murder of his child was wrongful and a miscarriage of justice" and that "there is no evidence to implicate Timothy Evans in the murder of his wife.
John_Christie_(serial_killer)
Victim of a miscarriage of justice in Scotland (1872–1948)
victim of a notorious miscarriage of justice in Scotland. Wrongly convicted of murder and sentenced to death, he was freed after almost two decades of hard
Oscar_Slater
1975 British murder
British MP as "the worst miscarriage of justice of all time." Evidence exonerating Kiszko in the crime was suppressed by three members of the investigation team
Murder_of_Lesley_Molseed
Jewish-American lynching victim (1884–1915)
circumstance of the trial were such a glaring indication of a miscarriage of justice, that thousands of people enlisted in his cause." Eakin wrote: "Ignoring
Leo_Frank
Italian photographer and justice miscarriage victim (1889–1961)
ground and finally dispersed in the common ossuary. List of miscarriage of justice cases List of unsolved murders (1900–1979) Milasin, Ljubomir (24 January
Gino_Girolimoni
murder of Arthur Easton in 1985. His conviction, which was later overturned, has been described as one of New Zealand's worst miscarriages of justice. In
Wrongful conviction of Alan Hall
Wrongful_conviction_of_Alan_Hall
American prisoner (born 1963)
Kensu’s case has attracted widespread attention as being a possible miscarriage of justice but applications for executive clemency have been turned down. Fredrick
Temujin_Kensu
French serial rapist (born 1959)
scandal of a miscarriage of justice. A large part of the press was not convinced either: a large daily in Marseille[which?] explained in one of its columns:
Luc_Tangorre
English model and showgirl (1942–2017)
guilty of being her pimp; a trial was instigated after the embarrassment caused to the government. The trial has since been considered a miscarriage of justice
Christine_Keeler
1982 British TV series or programme
Rough Justice is a British television programme that was broadcast on BBC, and which investigated alleged miscarriages of justice. It was broadcast between
Rough Justice (British TV programme)
Rough_Justice_(British_TV_programme)
Soviet-era saying
It refers to the miscarriage of justice in the form of the abuse of power by the jurists, who could find any defendant guilty of "something", if they
Give me the man and I will give you the case against him
Give_me_the_man_and_I_will_give_you_the_case_against_him
1993 film by Jim Sheridan
miscarriage of justice, aided by scorching performances and director Jim Sheridan's humanist focus." On Metacritic, the film has a score of 84 out of
In_the_Name_of_the_Father
Royal prerogative of the monarch to grant pardons
cabinets in Canada, in respect of federal and provincial offences. In the case of Derek Bentley, involving a miscarriage of justice, a court found that this
Royal_prerogative_of_mercy
Restraint of a person's liberty by judicial or other detention
Criminal justice Detention (imprisonment) Imprisonment for public protection Life imprisonment List of countries by incarceration rate Prison Prisoner of war
Imprisonment
Received a pardon after a murder conviction (1927–1994)
the victim of a controversial miscarriage of justice in Scotland. Although he died a natural death (of throat cancer in Swansea) a number of people involved
Patrick_Meehan
Execution of a convict who is actually innocent
miscarriage of justice occurring when an innocent person is put to death by capital punishment. Opponents of capital punishment often cite cases of wrongful
Wrongful_execution
Legal verdict
some extent. An error leading to the conviction of an innocent person is known as a miscarriage of justice. In some judicial systems, the prosecution may
Conviction
2025 Indian film by Adhik Ravichandran
platform, Netflix. Justice N. Senthilkumar noted that the production house's response to Ilaiyaraaja's legal notice lacked sufficient evidence of authentication
Good_Bad_Ugly
2024 Indian film by Vasan Bala
Chatterjee of NDTV gave 3/5 and wrote "It goes without saying that Alia Bhatt does full justice to Jigra. The question is: does Jigra do justice to the quiet
Jigra
Dutch miscarriage of justice case
de Berk case was a miscarriage of justice in the Netherlands in which a Dutch licensed paediatric nurse was wrongfully convicted of murder. In 2003, Lucia
Lucia_de_Berk_case
British murderer
Michael Powers, has stated that "there was a major miscarriage of justice." Mark McDonald, founder and chair of the London Innocence Project, has said that he
Benjamin_Geen
1898 open letter by Émile Zola
include Bernard Lazare's A Miscarriage of Justice: The Truth about the Dreyfus Affair (November 1896). J'accuse! is one of the most well-known newspaper
J'Accuse...!
Justice to those who have committed crimes
Systemic issues of the criminal justice system including low crime clearance rates resulting in the miscarriage of justice through the error of impunity and
Criminal_justice
1988 aircraft bombing over Scotland
High Court of Justiciary in Edinburgh after it found he "may have suffered a miscarriage of justice". Megrahi served more than ten years of his sentence
Pan_Am_Flight_103
2000 trial in the Netherlands
the court's decision as a "spectacular miscarriage of justice". In a radio programme entitled Politics and justice: the Lockerbie trial, which was broadcast
Pan Am Flight 103 bombing trial
Pan_Am_Flight_103_bombing_trial
Legal entity
potential miscarriages of justice. If the Commission considers a miscarriage may have occurred, it can refer the case back to the Court of Appeal to be
Criminal Cases Review Commission (New Zealand)
Criminal_Cases_Review_Commission_(New_Zealand)
American wrongly convicted of murder
released on July 8, 2014. Law portal Texas portal List of miscarriage of justice cases List of wrongful convictions in the United States Overturned convictions
Michael Morton (criminal justice)
Michael_Morton_(criminal_justice)
American television series
scrutiny and media sensationalism, while also highlighting the broader miscarriage of justice. Lloyd appreciated the performances, particularly Grace Van Patten
The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox
The_Twisted_Tale_of_Amanda_Knox
Conviction on circumstantial evidence
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to life in prison. A 1987 study of miscarriages of justice in the 20th-century United States by Hugo Bedau and Michael L
Murder conviction without a body
Murder_conviction_without_a_body
2024 film by Adil & Bilall
the name of their late Captain Conrad Howard after he is falsely accused of conspiracy. Following the opening weekend box-office success of Bad Boys for
Bad_Boys:_Ride_or_Die
1994 multiple homicide in New Zealand
suicide. The Privy Council declared there had been a 'substantial miscarriage of justice'. Bain was released on bail in May 2007. The retrial in June 2009
Bain_family_murders
1923–24 French legal case
cessation of private searches and the intervention of the police and justice. According to a medical examiner, the bone recovered was a head of femur. An
Seznec_affair
Play written by Emily Mann
the court of theater, and is found guilty of a miscarriage of justice. In the actual trial, White was convicted only of a lesser charge of voluntary manslaughter
Execution_of_Justice
2026 film directed by Sajeev Pazhoor
Vilai (transl. What is the Price?; also marketed as Enna Vilai: The Price of Dignity) is an 2026 Indian Tamil-language legal drama film written and directed
Enna_Vilai
American intelligence analyst and convicted spy (born 1954)
would not serve the course of justice; indeed, I respectfully believe, it would be a miscarriage of justice". Former secretary of state George Shultz also
Jonathan_Pollard
1973 English killing and subsequent legal case
conviction was overturned in 2002. The case is thought to be one of the longest miscarriages of justice in British legal history, and attracted international media
Murder_of_Wendy_Sewell
Scottish journalist and broadcaster (1919–2009)
number of notable cases in British judicial history. One of the first miscarriages of justice he investigated was the conviction and hanging of Timothy
Ludovic_Kennedy
Murder of a 12 year-old in Australia
of her murder. Stafford's conviction was quashed as a miscarriage of justice after he had served 14 years in prison. Leanne Holland, the youngest of three
Murder_of_Leanne_Holland
2007 film by Joe Wright
a commercial success and earned a worldwide gross of approximately $129 million against a budget of $30 million. Critics praised its acting, Wright's
Atonement_(2007_film)
1999 Spanish murder and miscarriage of justice case
her to the crime. This miscarriage of justice has been blamed on prejudices about Vázquez's homosexuality and the fabrication of an unsubstantiated narrative
Murder_of_Rocío_Wanninkhof
British murderer who falsely claimed innocence
of a lengthy campaign by miscarriage of justice activists to overturn his conviction, only for him to later confess to the murder he was convicted of
Simon_Hall_(murderer)
UK's longest-serving female prisoner
of which – including her attempts to appeal to the independent miscarriage of justice watchdog the Criminal Cases Review Commission – have failed. Her
Maria_Pearson_(murderer)
Natural premature termination of pregnancy
to as a threatened miscarriage. Of those who seek treatment for bleeding during pregnancy, about half will miscarry. Miscarriage may be detected during
Miscarriage
1999 film by Frank Darabont
Great Depression who witnesses supernatural events following the arrival of an enigmatic convict (Michael Clarke Duncan) at his facility. The Green Mile
The_Green_Mile_(film)
Australian man wrongly convicted of manslaughter
who was the victim of a significant miscarriage of justice. Button was wrongfully convicted of the manslaughter, by vehicle impact, of his girlfriend, Rosemary
John_Button_(campaigner)
1994 film by Frank Darabont
film tells the story of banker Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins), who is sentenced to life in Shawshank State Penitentiary for the murders of his wife and her lover
The_Shawshank_Redemption
1988 murder in Cardiff
improperly. The wrongful conviction of the three men has been called one of the most egregious miscarriages of justice in recent times. The police insisted
Murder_of_Lynette_White
2009 murder in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
compelling evidence leading to a miscarriage of justice... We do not abandon the notion of the DNA evidence of being capable of providing the evidence for this
Murder_of_Bob_Chappell
Australian lawyer and police informer
Court of Appeal justice declared that there had been a "substantial miscarriage of justice" which was followed by prosecutors saying that a retrial of the
Nicola_Gobbo
2004 epic fantasy film by Alfonso Cuarón
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is a 2004 epic fantasy film directed by Alfonso Cuarón from a screenplay by Steve Kloves. It is based on the 1999
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
Harry_Potter_and_the_Prisoner_of_Azkaban_(film)
Australian public servant
consequence of the substantial miscarriage of justice, the applicant has been in custody for almost 19 years. The miscarriage of justice was such that in ordinary
David Eastman (wrongful conviction)
David_Eastman_(wrongful_conviction)
2023 Indian film by Boyapati Sreenu
Skanda (transl. Hindu God of War/Son of Lord Shiva) is a 2023 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by Boyapati Srinu and produced by Srinivasaa
Skanda_(film)
British crime thriller television drama series
innocent of the crime, and Emma believes that his conviction was a miscarriage of justice. She goes to extreme lengths to discover the truth. Supporting cast
Fearless_(British_TV_series)
2019 Indian film directed by Ajay Bahl
former trainee of Saluja, serves as the prosecutor representing the victim. Tarun operates by the principle that "law is a fact, justice is abstract,"
Section_375
Mi'kmaq man wrongly convicted of murder (1953–2009)
replacing the statue of Edward Cornwallis with one of Donald Marshall Jr. Overturned convictions in Canada List of miscarriage of justice cases Willie Nepoose
Donald_Marshall_Jr.
Indian spiritual leader and convicted rapist (born 1941)
the case, leading to a potential miscarriage of justice. Asaram was born on 17 April 1941, in the Berani village of the Nawabshah District in British
Asaram
1959 film by William Wyler
It was finally surpassed in 2021 by the near 4-hour long score of Zack Snyder's Justice League. Rózsa won his third Academy Award for his score. Like most
Ben-Hur_(1959_film)
Wrongful conviction of murder
of 1997 the time he spent in custody was the longest period served by an individual in the United Kingdom as the result of a miscarriage of justice.
Andrew_Evans_case
2022 Indonesian film
the pet dog of Melati Wibisono, a child from a wealthy family. Dodo’s distressed reaction is misinterpreted, and he is falsely accused of killing the
Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2022 film)
Miracle_in_Cell_No._7_(2022_film)
American comedic court show podcast
experience (often describing himself as dispensing "fake internet justice"), and much of the content is played for laughs and entertainment, the disputants
Judge_John_Hodgman
Standard of review in legal cases
accused of, which is often applied by appellate courts to prevent a miscarriage of justice. In its most literal sense, "actual innocence"—more properly understood
Actual_innocence
1974 IRA attack in England
of Appeal in 1991. The episode is seen as one of the worst miscarriages of justice in British legal history. The Birmingham pub bombings were one of the
Birmingham_pub_bombings
American historical drama film
group of teenage girls who, after getting caught performing a ritual in the woods, band together and falsely accuse several of the townspeople of witchcraft
The_Crucible_(1996_film)
Canadian man wrongly convicted of murder (born 1945)
Overturned convictions in Canada List of miscarriage of justice cases "Steven Truscott: The search for justice". CBC News In Depth. CBC News. July 7,
Steven_Truscott
American district attorney (1921–1992)
investigation of Shaw as an "egregious miscarriage of justice". Others who have called Garrison's case against Shaw a "miscarriage of justice" or "travesty of justice"
Jim_Garrison
British journalist and author (1944–2025)
Dreams, 7 March 2011. "Classic miscarriage of justice TV shows go live", Inside Time, 1 July 2014. "Doing time: confessions of a crime reporter", The Guardian
Duncan Campbell (journalist, born 1944)
Duncan_Campbell_(journalist,_born_1944)
Television series
investigators working for the fictional Criminal Justice Review Agency. They take on claims of miscarriages of justice, assessing whether there are grounds to
Rose_and_Maloney
2010 film by Paul Haggis
ordinary man doing an extraordinary thing because he's faced with a miscarriage of justice. The film also talks about courage—saying how you show courage depending
The_Next_Three_Days
Legal concept
constitute a miscarriage of justice. In most common law jurisdictions, people convicted at jury trial are allowed to have the evidence and transcript of their
Unsafe_verdict
Fatal crowd crush during 1989 FA Cup semi-final
miscarriage of justice of our times' says Andy Burnham". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 27 April 2016. "Labour Party: 'Greatest miscarriage of justice of our
Hillsborough_disaster
1999 film by Norman Jewison
He wrote: "In telling the story of Mr. Carter's protracted and ultimately successful fight for freedom and justice, The Hurricane rides to glory on an
The_Hurricane_(1999_film)
Australian wrongly convicted of murder
media and by fellow contestants for being in poor taste. List of miscarriage of justice cases Sally Clark, a British mother whose conviction for killing
Lindy_Chamberlain-Creighton
1995 film by Michael Caton-Jones
the scene of Cunningham raping Mary as one of the film's "strongest scenes" which was appropriately responded to by the "cowboy justice" of Neeson's lonesome
Rob_Roy_(1995_film)
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