New appeal in Dando case to start
New appeal in Dando case to start
The man found guilty of murdering BBC presenter Jill Dando is to start his second attempt to overturn his conviction at the Court of Appeal.
Barry George is serving life for shooting dead Miss Dando outside her west London home in 1999.
George lost an appeal three years later, but his lawyers now argue that firearms evidence presented by the prosecution at his trial was flawed.
If the court does decide the conviction is unsafe, it may order a re-trial.
'Golden girl'
George's appeal centres on a tiny speck of forensic evidence, that is visible only through a powerful microscope.
JILL DANDO MURDER CASE
26 April 1999 Jill Dando is shot dead in west London
25 May 2000 Barry George, also known as Barry Bulsara, is arrested
29 May 2000 George is charged with murder
2 July 2001 George is found guilty of murder and later sentenced to life
29 July 2002 George loses an appeal against his "unsafe" conviction
16 Dec 2002 House of Lords refuses permission for further challenge
20 June 2007 The Criminal Cases Review Commission grants George the right to another appeal
Background to case
Jill Dando: TV's golden girl
At his trial in 2001, the prosecution said a spherical particle found in Barry George's coat pocket provided "compelling" evidence of guilt.
The prosecution claim it is a speck of gunshot residue from the murder weapon, but lawyers for George say fresh analysis has established that the particle has "no value" as evidence.
George's lawyers argue the particle could have come from another source, or may have been transferred accidentally to the coat when it was examined.
He was found guilty by a majority verdict of 10 to one after the Old Bailey jury heard forensic scientists had found a single speck of residue from the gun used to kill Miss Dando, 37, in the pocket of his coat.
When granting the second appeal in June of this year, the Criminal Cases Review Commission said that at George's trial too much emphasis was placed on the speck of forensic evidence.
Described as the "golden girl of television", Miss Dando presented BBC programmes including the Six O'clock News, Breakfast News, Crimewatch and Holiday.
The man found guilty of murdering BBC presenter Jill Dando is to start his second attempt to overturn his conviction at the Court of Appeal.Barry George is serving life for shooting dead Miss Dando outside her west London home in 1999.
George lost an appeal three years later, but his lawyers now argue that firearms evidence presented by the prosecution at his trial was flawed.
If the court does decide the conviction is unsafe, it may order a re-trial.
'Golden girl'
George's appeal centres on a tiny speck of forensic evidence, that is visible only through a powerful microscope.
JILL DANDO MURDER CASE
26 April 1999 Jill Dando is shot dead in west London
25 May 2000 Barry George, also known as Barry Bulsara, is arrested
29 May 2000 George is charged with murder
2 July 2001 George is found guilty of murder and later sentenced to life
29 July 2002 George loses an appeal against his "unsafe" conviction
16 Dec 2002 House of Lords refuses permission for further challenge
20 June 2007 The Criminal Cases Review Commission grants George the right to another appeal
Background to case
Jill Dando: TV's golden girl
At his trial in 2001, the prosecution said a spherical particle found in Barry George's coat pocket provided "compelling" evidence of guilt.
The prosecution claim it is a speck of gunshot residue from the murder weapon, but lawyers for George say fresh analysis has established that the particle has "no value" as evidence.
George's lawyers argue the particle could have come from another source, or may have been transferred accidentally to the coat when it was examined.
He was found guilty by a majority verdict of 10 to one after the Old Bailey jury heard forensic scientists had found a single speck of residue from the gun used to kill Miss Dando, 37, in the pocket of his coat.
When granting the second appeal in June of this year, the Criminal Cases Review Commission said that at George's trial too much emphasis was placed on the speck of forensic evidence.
Described as the "golden girl of television", Miss Dando presented BBC programmes including the Six O'clock News, Breakfast News, Crimewatch and Holiday.
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