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Two men jailed for the murder of Nottingham teenager Danielle Beccan have been given permission to appeal against their convictions.Two men jailed for the murder of Nottingham teenager Danielle Beccan have been given permission to appeal against their convictions.
Junior Andrews, 26, of no fixed address, and Mark Kelly, 23, of the Meadows in Nottingham, were jailed for life for murder in October 2005.Junior Andrews, 26, of no fixed address, and Mark Kelly, 23, of the Meadows in Nottingham, were jailed for life for murder in October 2005.
Lawyers at London's Criminal Appeal Court argued that the jury's guilty verdicts were unsafe.Lawyers at London's Criminal Appeal Court argued that the jury's guilty verdicts were unsafe.
Kelly and Andrews had both denied murdering Danielle, who was 14.Kelly and Andrews had both denied murdering Danielle, who was 14.
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Both were convicted by majority verdicts of 10 to two and given life sentences with a minimum term of 32 years each at Birmingham Crown Court.Both were convicted by majority verdicts of 10 to two and given life sentences with a minimum term of 32 years each at Birmingham Crown Court.
They were also given the go-ahead to appeal against the length of their minimum terms during Friday's hearing.They were also given the go-ahead to appeal against the length of their minimum terms during Friday's hearing.
The full appeal is expected to be heard within the next two months.The full appeal is expected to be heard within the next two months.
Lord Justice Longmore said the court wished to make it plain that it had granted leave to appeal without hearing argument from the defendants' counsel or from the Crown.Lord Justice Longmore said the court wished to make it plain that it had granted leave to appeal without hearing argument from the defendants' counsel or from the Crown.
"We express no indication as to the prospects of success in the appeal of any kind whatever," he said."We express no indication as to the prospects of success in the appeal of any kind whatever," he said.
In October 2004, Danielle Beccan died after shots were fired from a car as she walked through the St Ann's area of Nottingham with her friends on the way home from a night at the Goose Fair.
Speaking after the hearing, Danielle's father Dale Beccan said the family were "very upset" at the news.