Steve Simmons was accused of stealing mail bags and was arrested on the 25th January 1975. He maintained his innocence, but was convicted and sent to borstal, serving eight months.
For 35 years, he searched for a way to clear his name. And after hearing a similar call on LBC's Legal Hour, he called me in 2013. By following my advice, he discovered the arresting officer - Detective Sergeant Derek Ridgewell of the British Transport Police, was a 'bent' copper. His case was referred to the Court of Appeal, where he had his conviction quashed.
According to The Guardian, the Lord Chief Justice described the case as being exceptional. He “expressed regret to Simmons that the case had taken so long to come back to court.”
After his conviction was quashed, Simmons declared for The Guardian: “this is one of the happiest days of my life... It has hardly sunk in but I am not a criminal any more. I can hold my head up high.”
A few weeks later, Steve was invited to talk about his experience on Clive Bull's LBC show, where I turned up and surprised him...
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