Magda Abwnawar

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Charge:	Fraud (Possession of false instrument and attempting to obtain services by deception)
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Year Cleared:	2005
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	United Kingdom
County or Region of Crime:	England
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	Magda Abwnawar was wrongly convicted of possession of false instrument and attempting to obtain services by deception. In 2003 Abwnawar submitted an application to the Criminal Case Review Commission (CCRC) for review of his conviction as a miscarriage of justice. Abwnawar's case was referred by the CCRC on 6/22/2005 to the England and Wales Court of Appeal (Criminal Division). On 10/28/2005 the appeals court quashed Magda Abwnawar's convictions.
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Innocence Proved By:	Conviction quashed by England & Wales Court of Appeal on 10/28/2005.
Defendant Aided By:	"Criminal Case Review Commission (England, Wales, and Northern Ireland)"
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Sex:	Male
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Magda Abwnawar

Charge:

Fraud (Possession of false instrument and attempting to obtain services by deception)

Sentence:

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

Year Cleared:

2005

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

United Kingdom

County or Region of Crime:

England

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

Conviction quashed by England & Wales Court of Appeal on 10/28/2005.

Defendant Aided By:

"Criminal Case Review Commission (England, Wales, and Northern Ireland)"

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

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Information Source 1:

"Magda Abwnawar, Criminal Case Review Commission referred cases database (last viewed Feb. 1, 2014)"

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http://www.justice.gov.uk/about/criminal-cases-review-commission/case-library/1

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