David Asbury

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Charge:	Murder
Sentence:	Life Imprisonment
Years Imprisoned:	3.5
Year Crime:	1997
Year Convicted:	1997
Year Cleared:	2002
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	United Kingdom
County or Region of Crime:	Scotland
City of Crime:	Kilmarnock
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"David Asbury was wrongly convicted of murdering a 51 year old woman in January 1997 in Kilmarnock, Scotland, 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 prosecution'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:	Erroneous fingerprint testimony linking him to the scene of the murder.
Innocence Proved By:	"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:	21
Age When Released:	24
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"Murder Conviction Is Quashed, BBC News, August 14, 2002"
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David Asbury

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

Life Imprisonment

Years Imprisoned:

3.5

Year Crime:

1997

Year Convicted:

1997

Year Cleared:

2002

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

United Kingdom

County or Region of Crime:

Scotland

City of Crime:

Kilmarnock

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Erroneous fingerprint testimony linking him to the scene of the murder.

Innocence Proved By:

"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."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

21

Age When Released:

24

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"Murder Conviction Is Quashed, BBC News, August 14, 2002"

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/2193058.stm

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