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SUMMARY:Jailed for 8 Years for a Group Chat: Challenging Institutional Ra
 cism in the Courts (with speaker Keir Monteith KC)
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DESCRIPTION:Learn how ‘law student-to-be’\, Ade Adedeji\, had his GBH con
 spiracy conviction quashed\; find out why the court of appeal refused to
  hear evidence on whether institutional racism played a part in his wron
 gful conviction and why the judges failed to adopt common sense recommen
 dations to stop this happening again. \n\n \nIn his annual lecture at th
 e University of Manchester honorary Senior Lecturer Keir Monteith KC wil
 l examine how a 17-year-old ‘law student-to-be’ was wrongly convicted of
  conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm with intent.  \n\n \nThe pros
 ecution deployed a gang narrative along with evidence of Drill music to 
 maximise the number of conspiracy convictions -- a common strategy in ca
 ses involving ethnic minority defendants\, especially Black children and
  young adults.?This case has become known as the Manchester 10\, so name
 d by Dr Roxy Legane and Kids Of Colour whose important work helped bring
  this injustice to light. \n\n? \nJUSTICE\, a cross-party law reform and
  human rights charity intervened in the 2-day appeal [Oni and Ors. v R [
 2025] EWCA Crim 12]\; compelling fresh evidence was served and called. H
 owever\, the Court of Appeal refused to hear evidence on institutional r
 acism\; failed to adopt common sense recommendations to try to prevent t
 he use of racial stereotypes in criminal trials\; and did not scrutinise
  the prosecution’s approach to the case. \n\n \nKeir will examine whethe
 r this appeal along with research conducted at the University of Manches
 ter provides contemporary evidence of institutional racism in the legal 
 system. As such he will consider\, the crucial importance -- despite str
 ategic difficulties --  of mentioning racism or racial bias in criminal 
 trials. He will also examine whether\, in 2025\, the prosecution can sti
 ll suggest that a defendant could be a member of a violent gang because 
 of the music they listen to\, who they associate with and where they liv
 e.  \n\n\nBook here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/jailed-for-8-years-f
 or-a-group-chat-tickets-1318479049329?aff=oddtdtcreator\n
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CLASS:PUBLIC
LOCATION:Lecture Theatre B\, Roscoe Building\, Manchester
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