The Criminal Cases Review Commission has referred the conviction for murder of Barrington Moses to the Court of Appeal.
On 6 March 1997 at Bristol Crown Court Mr Moses was convicted of murdering Clare Hergest by drowning her in a bath and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Mr Moses accepted that he had killed his former partner but maintained a defence of diminished responsibility.
Mr Moses sought leave to appeal out of time. His application was refused by a Single Judge in February 1998. A renewed application was refused by the Full Court in June 1998.
Mr Moses applied twice to the Commission but was unsuccessful. In May 2003 he made a third application.
The Commission has reviewed a range of issues in the case, including developments in the understanding of the law of provocation, and has referred the case back to the Court of Appeal.
The Commission is the independent public body set up by Parliament in 1997 to investigate suspected miscarriages of justice in England, Wales and Northern Ireland to decide if they should be referred to the appeal courts.
This press release was issued by Boris Worrall, Head of Communication at the Criminal Cases Review Commission on Tel 0121 633 1806.
Mr Moses is represented by Mr Edward Northcote, of 38 Westmore Court, Carlton Drive, London, SW15 2BU Tel 020 8788 0761.
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