Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Attempted Murder and Robbery |
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Years Imprisoned: |
7 |
Year Crime: |
1996 |
Year Convicted: |
1997 |
Year Cleared: |
2004 |
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United Kingdom |
County or Region of Crime: |
England |
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Result: |
Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
"Keith Beckles was wrongly convicted of attempted murder, false imprisonment and robbery. In 2002 Beckles submitted an application to the Criminal Case Review Commission (CCRC) for review of his conviction as a miscarriage of justice. Beckles's case was referred by the CCRC on 10/27/2003 to the England and Wales Court of Appeal (Criminal Division). On November 12, 2004 the appeals court quashed Keith Beckles's convictions." |
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"Conviction quashed on November 12, 2004 by the UK's Court of Appeals after being referred by the Criminal Case Review Commission." |
Defendant Aided By: |
"Criminal Case Review Commission (England, Wales, and Northern Ireland)" |
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Information Source 1: |
"Keith Beckles, Criminal Case Review Commission referred cases database (last viewed Feb. 1, 2014)" |
Information Location 1: |
http://www.justice.gov.uk/about/criminal-cases-review-commission/case-library/2 |
Information Source 2: |
"Beckles, R. v, Court of Appeal - Criminal Division, [2004] EWCA Crim 2766,[2005] 1 All ER 705 (Supreme Court of Judicature, November 12, 2004) (Quashing convictions)" |
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https://court-appeal.vlex.co.uk/vid/-52564724 |
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