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Darren Roy Christian

 

Charge:

Firearm related (including ammunition)

Sentence:

3 years

Years Imprisoned:

1.5

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1992

Year Cleared:

2003

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

United Kingdom

County or Region of Crime:

England

City of Crime:

London

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

"Darren Roy Christian was wrongly convicted on September 15, 1992 of possessing a shotgun without a certificate in London, England. Christian was sentenced to three years imprisonment. In 2000 Christian submitted an application to the Criminal Case Review Commission (CCRC) for review of his conviction as a miscarriage of justice. Christian's case was referred by the CCRC on January 9, 2002 to the England and Wales Court of Appeal (Criminal Division). Christian's conviction was quashed by the Court of Appeals on February 20, 2003."

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"Court of Appeals quashed possession of a shotgun without a certificate conviction on February 20, 2003 after referral by the Criminal Cases Review Commission"

Defendant Aided By:

Criminal Case Review Commission

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Sex:

Male

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Information Source 1:

"Regina v. Darren Christian, [2003] EWCA Crim 686"

Information Location 1:

http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Crim/2003/686.html

Information Source 2:

"Darren Roy Christian, Criminal Case Review Commission referred cases database (last viewed Feb. 1, 2014)"

Information Location 2:

http://www.justice.gov.uk/about/criminal-cases-review-commission/case-library/5

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