The Criminal Cases Review Commission has referred the conviction for murder of Mr Raymond Samuel Serrano to the Court of Appeal. Mr Serrano was convicted at the Central Criminal Court on 26 June 1972 of murdering Ida Maureen Buchanan in Harlesden, London, in February 1972. He was jailed for life.
He admitted assaulting Mrs Buchanan during a row after a consensual sexual encounter but denied intending to kill her. Leave to appeal was refused by the Single Judge in March 1973 and then by the Full Court in May 1973.
Mr Serrano applied to the Commission on 26 May 2005. Having considered a range of issues, including the judge’s directions to the jury about provocation, the Commission has decided to refer the case back to the Court of Appeal.
The Commission is the independent public body set up by Parliament in 1997 to investigate possible miscarriages of justice in England, Wales and Northern Ireland to decide if they should be referred to the appeal courts.
Mr Serrano is not legally represented.
This press release was issued by Boris Worrall, Head of Communication, Criminal Cases Review Commission on 0121 633 1806 or 07947 355231.
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