Let us reflect that of the 300 or so cases examined by the AttorneyGeneral's review, only a tiny proportion gave any cause for concern and,of these, only a few went to the Court of Appeal.
Of the appeals that have been heard, three or four convictions have beenoverturned for reasons not necessarily relating to the quality of theoriginal evidence or the way the investigation was conducted.
Other convictions stood up to the court's scrutiny, so despite almosthysterical media reporting, the systems used to ensure justice for bothvictims of crime and defendants are actually very sound indeed. And themedical professionals who have the task of determining to a highstandard of proof whether a child has been unlawfully killed have, inthe main, been vindicated by the appeals process.
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