Bid to clear Caldwell's name gets underway

A man convicted of falsely imprisoning a police informer in the North will bid to clear his name at the Court of Appeal, it was announced today. Daniel Caldwell was convicted of falsely imprisoning Sandy Lynch in Belfast for two days in January 1990. A spokesman for the CCRC said: “The Commission has now decided to refer Mr Caldwell’s conviction to the Court of Appeal (in Belfast). “The nature of the reasons for the referral means that the Commission has been unable to inform Mr Caldwell or his representatives why his case has been... [read full story]