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J. C.

 

Charge:

Burglary (including aggravated)

Sentence:

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

Year Cleared:

2015

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Ireland

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City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

"Mr. J. C. was wrongly convicted of burglary in Ireland. On June 22, 2015 the Supreme Court of Ireland ruled by a majority of 4-3 that J.C. could not be retried because under the law at the time of his acquittal by the court of appeals in 2012 his retrial was barred the same as if he had been acquitted after a trial."

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On June 22, 2015 the Supreme Court of Ireland ruled by a majority of 4-3 that J.C. could not be retried because under the law at the time of his acquittal by the court of appeals in 2012 his retrial was barred the same as if he had been acquitted after a trial."

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Sex:

Male

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Information Source 1:

"Director of Public Prosecutions -v- J.C. (No. 2), [2015] IESC 50 (Ireland Supreme Court, 6-22-2015) (Judgment by Justice Murray concurring with majority 4-3 ruling that J.C. should not be retried because an acquittal was final when he was acquitted by the appeals court.)"

Information Location 1:

http://www.supremecourt.ie/Judgments.nsf/1b0757edc371032e802572ea0061450e/37cdac331bd1310e80257e6c0045b7e5?OpenDocument

Information Source 2:

"Director of Public Prosecutions -v- J.C. (No. 2), [2015] IESC 50 (Ireland Supreme Court, 6-22-2015) (Judgment by Justice MacMenamin concurring with majority 4-3 ruling that J.C. should not be retried because an acquittal was final when he was acquitted by the appeals court.)"

Information Location 2:

http://www.supremecourt.ie/Judgments.nsf/1b0757edc371032e802572ea0061450e/37cdac331bd1310e80257e6c0045b7e5?OpenDocument

Information Source 3:

"Judge refuses retrial of burglary charges, Irish Examiner, June 23, 2015"

Information Location 3:

http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/judge-refuses-retrial-of-burglary-charges-338476.html

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