Eddie Browning

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Charge:	Murder
Sentence:	Life Imprisonment
Years Imprisoned:	6
Year Crime:
Year Convicted:	1988
Year Cleared:	1994
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	United Kingdom
County or Region of Crime:	England
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Eddie Browning was wrongly convicted of the murder of a seven-months pregnant 22-year-old woman whose car had broken down. The media dubbed the case the M50 murder, because it occurred on the M50 roadway. Browning was sentenced to life in prison. In May 1991 Browning's conviction and sentence were upheld on appeal. It was later discovered that the police concealed exculpatory evidence from Browning's attorney that the murderer's car was different than Browning's car. Browning filed a new appeal of his conviction, and on May 14, 1994 the Court of Appeals quashed his conviction. The charge was dismissed and he was released after six years of wrongful imprisonment. Browning filed a claim for compensation, and he was awarded £675,000 in 2000."
Conviction Caused By:	Police concealment of exculpatory evidence.
Innocence Proved By:	"In 1994 the Court of Appeals quashed his conviction based on exculpatory evidence concealed by the prosecution, and the charge was dismissed and he was released "
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Compensation Awarded:	"£675,000 in 2000."
Was Perpetrator Identified?
Age When Imprisoned:	35
Age When Released:	41
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"M50 murder - Timeline, BBC News, May 14, 2008"
Information Location 1:	http://www.bbc.co.uk/herefordandworcester/content/articles/2008/05/14/m50_marie_wilks_timeline_feature.shtml
Information Source 2:	"Man cleared of assault on Eddie Browning, BBC News, February 23, 2000"
Information Location 2:	http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/651367.stm
Information Source 3:	Innocent UK website
Information Location 3:	http://www.innocent.org.uk/cases/
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Eddie Browning

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

Life Imprisonment

Years Imprisoned:

6

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1988

Year Cleared:

1994

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

United Kingdom

County or Region of Crime:

England

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Police concealment of exculpatory evidence.

Innocence Proved By:

"In 1994 the Court of Appeals quashed his conviction based on exculpatory evidence concealed by the prosecution, and the charge was dismissed and he was released "

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

"£675,000 in 2000."

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

35

Age When Released:

41

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"M50 murder - Timeline, BBC News, May 14, 2008"

Information Location 1:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/herefordandworcester/content/articles/2008/05/14/m50_marie_wilks_timeline_feature.shtml

Information Source 2:

"Man cleared of assault on Eddie Browning, BBC News, February 23, 2000"

Information Location 2:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/651367.stm

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Innocent UK website

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http://www.innocent.org.uk/cases/

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