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Convicted killer Kenneth Noye has won permission for a fresh legal challenge. | Convicted killer Kenneth Noye has won permission for a fresh legal challenge. |
The measure is over the refusal of the Criminal Cases Review Commission to refer his conviction for the murder of Stephen Cameron to the Court of Appeal. | The measure is over the refusal of the Criminal Cases Review Commission to refer his conviction for the murder of Stephen Cameron to the Court of Appeal. |
Noye was jailed in 2000 for killing 21-year-old Mr Cameron on the M25 at Swanley, in Kent, in 1996. | Noye was jailed in 2000 for killing 21-year-old Mr Cameron on the M25 at Swanley, in Kent, in 1996. |
An appeal by Noye, now 60, was dismissed in 2001, and in 2004 he failed in his bid to challenge his mandatory life term. | An appeal by Noye, now 60, was dismissed in 2001, and in 2004 he failed in his bid to challenge his mandatory life term. |
'Legally flawed' | 'Legally flawed' |
Noye, who was extradited from Spain in 1998 to stand trial for Mr Cameron's murder, has been held in the special secure unit at Whitemoor Prison, in Cambridgeshire, since May 1999. | Noye, who was extradited from Spain in 1998 to stand trial for Mr Cameron's murder, has been held in the special secure unit at Whitemoor Prison, in Cambridgeshire, since May 1999. |
He fled to Spain in 1996 after stabbing his 21-year-old victim. | He fled to Spain in 1996 after stabbing his 21-year-old victim. |
Noye is seeking a declaration that the CCRC's decision in October 2006 not to send his case back to the Appeal Court was legally flawed. | Noye is seeking a declaration that the CCRC's decision in October 2006 not to send his case back to the Appeal Court was legally flawed. |
On Friday, Lord Justice Richards and Mrs Justice Swift, at London's High Court, granted permission for a one-day judicial review hearing of that decision. | On Friday, Lord Justice Richards and Mrs Justice Swift, at London's High Court, granted permission for a one-day judicial review hearing of that decision. |
They said there were sufficient fresh grounds "to warrant further consideration of this case". | They said there were sufficient fresh grounds "to warrant further consideration of this case". |