Charles Connolly

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Charge:	Robbery and Conspiracy to commit robbery
Sentence:	10 years
Years Imprisoned:	10
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Year Convicted:	1950
Year Cleared:	2003
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	United Kingdom
County or Region of Crime:	England
City of Crime:	Liverpool
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Charles Connolly was George Kelly's co-defendant. The two were wrongly convicted of being involved in a bungled robbery that resulted in the murder of a theater manager in Liverpool, England. Connolly was convicted of robbery and conspiracy and sentenced to 10 years in prison George Kelly was convicted of murder, sentenced to death, and executed. Fifty-three years after their convictions, Connolly and Kelly were exonerated by the Court of Appeals on June 10, 2003, after referral by the Criminal Cases Review Commission."
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Innocence Proved By:	"Court of Appeals quashed conviction on June 10, 2003, after referral by the Criminal Cases Review Commission."
Defendant Aided By:	Criminal Case Review Commission
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"Man Hanged 53 Years Ago Was Innocent, Owen Bowcott, The Guardian (London, UK), June 11, 2003"
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Information Source 2:	"Court To Look Into 1950 Hanging, David Ward, The Guardian (London UK), February 9, 2001"
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Information Source 3:	Criminal Case Review Commission
Information Location 3:	http://www.ccrc.gov.uk/cases/case_referred.asp?page=3&name=^^^&offence=^^^&year=^^^&appealyear=^^^
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Charles Connolly

Charge:

Robbery and Conspiracy to commit robbery

Sentence:

10 years

Years Imprisoned:

10

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1950

Year Cleared:

2003

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

United Kingdom

County or Region of Crime:

England

City of Crime:

Liverpool

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"Court of Appeals quashed conviction on June 10, 2003, after referral by the Criminal Cases Review Commission."

Defendant Aided By:

Criminal Case Review Commission

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"Man Hanged 53 Years Ago Was Innocent, Owen Bowcott, The Guardian (London, UK), June 11, 2003"

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Information Source 2:

"Court To Look Into 1950 Hanging, David Ward, The Guardian (London UK), February 9, 2001"

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Criminal Case Review Commission

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http://www.ccrc.gov.uk/cases/case_referred.asp?page=3&name=^^^&offence=^^^&year=^^^&appealyear=^^^

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