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What Is the Double Jeopardy Law and How Did Ann Ming Change It After Julie Hogg's Murder?
Ann Ming's 15-year campaign led to the 2003 Criminal Justice Act reform, allowing retrials in England and Wales when new compelling evidence emerges for serious offences.
- Ann Ming campaigned for 15 years to change the 800-year-old double jeopardy law after her daughter Julie Hogg was murdered in the North East.
- In 1991, William Dunlop faced two trials for the murder of Julie Hogg, yet neither jury was able to deliver a verdict, and at that time, the law prohibited retrials for the same crime.
- Dunlop later confessed to the murder in prison in 2006, leading to new legislation allowing retrials when compelling new evidence emerges and the Director of Public Prosecutions consents.
- The Criminal Justice Act 2003 abolished the double jeopardy law partially in England and Wales, permitting retrials where the Court of Appeal finds new evidence reliable, substantial, and highly probative.
- In October 2006, Dunlop admitted guilt and received a life sentence that included a minimum term of 17 years, while Ann Ming’s pursuit of justice was later portrayed in the ITV drama series I Fought the Law.
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