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| Killing pair win right to appeal | Killing pair win right to appeal |
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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. |
| Sentence length | Sentence length |
| 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. | 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 he was "very upset" at the news. |