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Wrongly
Convicted Database
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Years
Imprisoned:
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3.5 |
Charge: |
Murder |
Sentence: |
Life Imprisonment |
Year Convicted: |
1997 |
Year
Cleared:
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2002 |
Location
of Trial:
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United Kingdom |
Result:
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Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary
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"Wrongly convicted of murdering a 51 year old woman in January 1997 and stealing a biscuit tin containing £1,400. His conviction was based on fingerprint testimony that was subsequently discredited on appeal. Asbury conviction was reversed by the Court of Appeal on August 13, 2002, after evidence was presented that discredited the prosecutoin's expert fingerprint testimony linking Asbury to the crime. David Asbury was released on bond in 2000 pending the outcome of his appeal, and he spent 3-1/2 years wrongly imprisoned." |
Conviction
Caused By:
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Erroneous fingerprint testimony linking him to the scene of the murder. |
Innocence
Proved By:
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"Asbury conviction was reversed by the Court of Appeal on August 13, 2002, after evidence was presented that discredited the prosecution's expert fingerprint testimony linking Asbury to the crime."
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Age
When Imprisoned:
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21 |
Age
When Released:
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26 |
Information Source 1: |
"Murder Conviction Is Quashed, BBC News, August 14, 2002" |
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