Shorty

Mistaken Identity or Stitch Up?

Peter Breen

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WILKINSON BOOKS
23 October 2025

Biography; Crime & Mystery

Shorty: Mistaken Identity or Stitch Up? is the story of Stephen ‘Shorty’ Jamieson, a man who has spent 37 years in prison for brutal crimes he has always said he didn’t commit. Born with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder and made a ward of the state as an infant, he was arrested with four juveniles for the abduction and murder of Janine Balding despite the juveniles telling police, “You’ve got the wrong Shorty.” Stephen was convicted after signing a contested confession in Australia’s first criminal trial using DNA evidence, yet critical DNA linking another suspect to the crimes was never tested, leaving questions about the wrong Shorty. Now with modern DNA technology, the fresh and compelling evidence could finally prove that police arrested the wrong Shorty. Shorty is a gripping true story of injustice, disputed evidence and a man’s neverending fight to clear his name.

By: Peter Breen
Imprint: WILKINSON BOOKS
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 153mm,
ISBN: 9781921804717
ISBN 10: 1921804718
Pages: 260
Publication Date: 23 October 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Peter Breen is a former NSW parliamentarian, solicitor and author with a long-standing focus on law reform. He served as a legal adviser at the 1998 Australian Constitutional Convention and was elected to the NSW Legislative Council in 1999. Earlier, he worked on electoral reform in Queensland following the Fitzgerald Inquiry. Breen is a strong advocate for a statutory Bill of Rights and supports the Alliance for Journalists’ Freedom. He offers pro bono support to prisoners claiming wrongful conviction. He has written widely on politics, religion including Letters to the Pope (2025, Wilkinson Publishing) and the law. Peter lives with his wife Diane Thomas on the NSW north coast between Byron Bay and Bellingen.