Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Conspiracy to violate one or more laws. |
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Year Cleared: |
2008 |
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United Kingdom |
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England |
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Result: |
Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
"Victor Cox was wrongly convicted of conspiracy to defraud, conspiracy to use false instruments, and conspiracy to facilitate entry into the united kingdom. In 2007 Cox submitted an application to the Criminal Case Review Commission (CCRC) for review of his conviction as a miscarriage of justice. Cox's case was referred by the CCRC on 7/01/2008 to the England and Wales Court of Appeal (Criminal Division). On 11/25/2008 the appeals court quashed Victor Cox's convictions." |
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Innocence Proved By: |
Conviction quashed by England & Wales Court of Appeal on 11/25/2008. |
Defendant Aided By: |
"Criminal Case Review Commission (England, Wales, and Northern Ireland)" |
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Male |
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Information Source 1: |
"Victor Cox, Criminal Case Review Commission referred cases database (last viewed Feb. 1, 2014)" |
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http://www.justice.gov.uk/about/criminal-cases-review-commission/case-library/5 |
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