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Derek A


Years Imprisoned:

7

Charge:

Rape

Sentence:

7 years

Year Convicted:

1993

Year Cleared:

2000

Location of Trial:

United Kingdom

Result:

Judicially Exonerated (either after completion of sentence or while released on appeal)

Summary of Case:

Wrongly convicted of indecent assault and rape

Conviction Caused By:

Prosecutorial misconduct by failure to disclose exculpatory evidence

Innocence Proved By:

"Court of Appeals quashed his conviction on March 14, 2000"

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Information Source 1:

"The Criminal Case Review Commission (UK), Annual Report 1999-2000, p 15"

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"Recent Case Statatistics, Criminal Cases Review Commission"

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http://www.ccrc.gov.uk/latestnews/latestnews_case.html

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