CONVICTION OF MR CLEMENS GILBERT TO COURT OF APPEAL

23 Aug 2002 12:46 PM

The Criminal Cases Review Commission has referred the conviction of Mr Clemens Patrick Joseph Gilbert to the Court of Appeal with a view to determining whether the conviction should have been for manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility.

Mr Gilbert was convicted at Birmingham Crown Court, on 13 July 1994, of the murder of Ms Ann Cuthbertson. He was sentenced to life imprisonment.

His application for leave to appeal against conviction was refused by the Court of Appeal on 14 February 1995.

Mr Gilbert applied to the Criminal Cases Review Commission on 1st July 1999 for a review of his conviction.

From: David Brittin, Acting Head of Information,
Criminal Cases Review Commission. Tel: 0121 633 1806