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| One of the two men jailed for the racist murder of the teenager Stephen Lawrence has dropped his appeal against his conviction, the Judicial Office has confirmed. | One of the two men jailed for the racist murder of the teenager Stephen Lawrence has dropped his appeal against his conviction, the Judicial Office has confirmed. |
| Gary Dobson was given a life sentence at the Old Bailey in January last year. The second man, David Norris, is continuing his battle against conviction. | Gary Dobson was given a life sentence at the Old Bailey in January last year. The second man, David Norris, is continuing his battle against conviction. |
| There will be a hearing in his case at the court of appeal in London. A date has not yet been set. | There will be a hearing in his case at the court of appeal in London. A date has not yet been set. |
| A spokeswoman for the Judicial Office confirmed: "Gary Dobson has abandoned his renewed application to appeal his conviction for the murder of Stephen Lawrence. | A spokeswoman for the Judicial Office confirmed: "Gary Dobson has abandoned his renewed application to appeal his conviction for the murder of Stephen Lawrence. |
| "David Norris's renewed application seeking permission to appeal his conviction will be heard on a date to be fixed." | "David Norris's renewed application seeking permission to appeal his conviction will be heard on a date to be fixed." |
| Last summer, applications for permission to appeal by both men were rejected by a single judge who considered the papers from the case. | Last summer, applications for permission to appeal by both men were rejected by a single judge who considered the papers from the case. |
| But Dobson and Norris, who are both in their 30s, still had the right to renew their applications before a panel of judges sitting at the court of appeal. | But Dobson and Norris, who are both in their 30s, still had the right to renew their applications before a panel of judges sitting at the court of appeal. |
| The trial judge, Mr Justice Treacy, described the murder as a "terrible and evil crime". He urged police not to "close the file" on catching the rest of the killers after the Old Bailey heard that a gang of five or six white youths set upon the A-level student in Eltham, south-east London, in 1993. | The trial judge, Mr Justice Treacy, described the murder as a "terrible and evil crime". He urged police not to "close the file" on catching the rest of the killers after the Old Bailey heard that a gang of five or six white youths set upon the A-level student in Eltham, south-east London, in 1993. |
| He said the murder was committed "for no other reason than racial hatred". | He said the murder was committed "for no other reason than racial hatred". |
| Treacy told the pair: "A totally innocent 18-year-old youth on the threshold of a promising life was brutally cut down in the street in front of eyewitnesses by a racist, thuggish gang." | Treacy told the pair: "A totally innocent 18-year-old youth on the threshold of a promising life was brutally cut down in the street in front of eyewitnesses by a racist, thuggish gang." |
| The breakthrough in the investigation came when a cold case team of forensic scientists was called in. | The breakthrough in the investigation came when a cold case team of forensic scientists was called in. |
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