and john button and beamish .. they spent years in jail for crimes they did not do Miscarriages of Justicewww.miscarriagesofjustice.com.au/button_and_beamish.htmlMiscarriages of Justice The John Button and Darryl Beamish Cases. The Button and Beamish cases in which both men were convicted of murders in Western Australia were (many years later) shown to be gross miscarriages of justice.