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Keith John Burnside

 

Charge:

Rape

Sentence:

7-1-2 years

Years Imprisoned:

4

Year Crime:

2000

Year Convicted:

2009

Year Cleared:

2013

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

United Kingdom

County or Region of Crime:

Northern Ireland

City of Crime:

Londonderry

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

"Keith John Burnside was wrongly convicted in 2009 of raping a 15-year-old girl in 2000. Burnside, 34, was sentenced to a prison term of 7-1-2 years. In May 2013 the Northern Ireland Court of Appeals quashed Burnside's conviction on the basis he was prejudiced because the jury wasn't cautioned the alleged victim's failure to report the alleged crime until 2006 could be weighed against her credibility. The COA didn't order a retrial and Burnside was immediately relased after four years imprisonment."

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Innocence Proved By:

In May 2013 the Northern Ireland Court of Appeals quashed Burnside's conviction on the basis he was prejudiced because the jury wasn't cautioned the alleged victim's failure to report the alleged crime until 2006 could be weighed against her credibility. The COA didn't order a retrial and Burnside was immediately relased after four years imprisonment.

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Age When Imprisoned:

34

Age When Released:

38

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"Man shot by dissidents has schoolgirl rape conviction quashed, Belfast Telegram, May 29, 2013"

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http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/man-shot-by-dissidents-has-schoolgirl-rape-conviction-quashed-29306545.html

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