This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/kent/6221188.stm
The article has changed 2 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
Previous version
1
Next version
Version 0 | Version 1 |
---|---|
Noye seeks to appeal conviction | Noye seeks to appeal conviction |
(about 2 hours later) | |
Convicted murderer Kenneth Noye is going to the High Court in his latest attempt to overturn his life sentence. | Convicted murderer Kenneth Noye is going to the High Court in his latest attempt to overturn his life sentence. |
Noye, 60, was jailed in 2000 for killing 21-year-old Stephen Cameron on the M25 at Swanley, in Kent, in 1996. | Noye, 60, was jailed in 2000 for killing 21-year-old Stephen Cameron on the M25 at Swanley, in Kent, in 1996. |
An appeal by Noye was dismissed in 2001, and in 2004 he failed in his bid to challenge his mandatory life term. | An appeal by Noye was dismissed in 2001, and in 2004 he failed in his bid to challenge his mandatory life term. |
He is now seeking to challenge the Criminal Cases Review Commission's (CCRC) refusal to refer his conviction back to the Court of Appeal. | He is now seeking to challenge the Criminal Cases Review Commission's (CCRC) refusal to refer his conviction back to the Court of Appeal. |
'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 will seek a declaration that the CCRC's decision last October not to send his case back to the appeal court was legally flawed. | |
He is also expected to argue that at the time of his extradition the UK prosecuting authorities promised he would not have to serve a life sentence, and that he has been treated unreasonably and unfairly. | He is also expected to argue that at the time of his extradition the UK prosecuting authorities promised he would not have to serve a life sentence, and that he has been treated unreasonably and unfairly. |
Previous version
1
Next version