Synopsis
The Maguires were imprisoned on forensic evidence which is now discredited. Helena Kennedy QC looks at the use of science as evidence, which is at the heart of a crisis facing British justice.
- Programme: Antenna
- Episode: The Maguires: Forensic Science on Trial
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 1991
- Psychology
Licence: ERA Licence required
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