falsely accused (Advice regarding appeal required)

[duane]

hi, im new and was looking for some advice. a family member was arrested accused and sentenced for a sexual crime he says he did not commit. he was sentanced to 16years. apparantly he has tried some solicitors for legal aid but it seems the case is to expensive for the legal aid budget. has anyone got any contacts for companys that deal with these cases that wont cost an arm and a leg

[Rights Fighter]

http://www.taylor-street.co.uk/nichola-coleman.html works on LA

There are too many charlatans out there who charge an arm and a leg and do very little, if anything.

Go through the case yourself first and see if you can think of anything that went wrong with the "investigation" and at trial, attitude of judge etc.

LA sols are not paid to investigate the case so you need to do that yourself before making contact, then give them your reasons as to why you believe this to be a miscarriage of justice.

[Mr B]

Christ this is happening? D please do as RF advises.

Words & faith fails me.
Mr B

[Lucky]

if you're in the M25 area, try www.arcadianlaw.com

Speak to Riz. He has gotten some cracking results for ppl on this forum, so good luck.

[Rights Fighter]

Christ this is happening? D please do as RF advises.

Words & faith fails me.
Mr B

Legal aid has been cut to the bone, that includes LA for appealing convictions. The result of this is that many firms no longer take on appeals outside of their own cases (trials that result in wrongful convictions).

Gone are the days when a client could send their paperwork to a LA sol who would then be paid by the hour to read it properly and then come to a view. They are now paid around £240 for 6 hours of reading. They cannot possibly get a proper handle on the case in that time and speak to potential witnesses.

The work I do on appeals provides a comprehensive background to the case and my own views on what might be grounds or arguments for an appeal. It saves the solicitor hours of work. I do this for private clients too as it cuts down on their costs.

[duane]

Legal aid has been cut to the bone, that includes LA for appealing convictions. The result of this is that many firms no longer take on appeals outside of their own cases (trials that result in wrongful convictions).

Gone are the days when a client could send their paperwork to a LA sol who would then be paid by the hour to read it properly and then come to a view. They are now paid around £240 for 6 hours of reading. They cannot possibly get a proper handle on the case in that time and speak to potential witnesses.

The work I do on appeals provides a comprehensive background to the case and my own views on what might be grounds or arguments for an appeal. It saves the solicitor hours of work. I do this for private clients too as it cuts down on their costs.

so how much is he looking at for you to read through the case?

[Rights Fighter]

I do not charge for my time and never have done.

What I do is to provide a comprehensive background of the case and potential arguments and/or grounds. This then goes to the solicitor or direct access barrister as it gives them a broad background of the case so saves them several hours.

I am already up to my ears with appeal work so am not taking on anything else until I have completed the three I have.

http://www.taylor-street.co.uk/nichola-coleman.html is a solicitor who takes on such appeal on legal aid.

[duane]

I do not charge for my time and never have done.

What I do is to provide a comprehensive background of the case and potential arguments and/or grounds. This then goes to the solicitor or direct access barrister as it gives them a broad background of the case so saves them several hours.

I am already up to my ears with appeal work so am not taking on anything else until I have completed the three I have.

http://www.taylor-street.co.uk/nichola-coleman.html is a solicitor who takes on such appeal on legal aid.

thanks for replying to my email. i will contact nichola coleman and ask for some advice. if you do happen to find time once you have finished your appeals maybe you can contact me on ****** many thanks

[Rights Fighter]

Not a good idea to leave your contact details on a publicly viewable forum. Anybody passing by could end up making contact with all sorts of nasty things being said.....

[duane]

[QUOTE=duane;66573]thanks for replying to my email. i will contact nichola coleman and ask for some advice. if you do happen to find time once you have finished your appeals maybe you can contact me. and how do i delete a message that i have already sent

[Casehardened]

[QUOTE=duane;66575]

thanks for replying to my email. i will contact nichola coleman and ask for some advice. if you do happen to find time once you have finished your appeals maybe you can contact me. and how do i delete a message that i have already sent

I assumed you wanted to delete your phone number so have edited it out