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Wrongly
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Years
Imprisoned:
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0.67 |
Charge: |
Robbery (includes armed robbery) |
Sentence: |
4 years |
Year Convicted: |
2006 |
Year
Cleared:
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2007 |
Location
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United Kingdom |
Result:
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Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary
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Wrongly convicted in October 2006 of a 2004 robbery based on four of his fingerprints found on a plastic bag at the crime scene. Sirfraze Ahmed was sentenced to four years imprisonment. In June 2007 the Court of Appeals quashed his conviction on the basis there was insufficient evidence that he was involved in the robbery. |
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Innocence
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In June 2007 the Court of Appeals quashed his conviction on the basis there was insufficient evidence that he was involved in the robbery.
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Conviction quashed, Hereford Times, June 28, 07 |
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