John Joseph Cummiskey

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Charge:	Robbery and Firearm violation
Sentence:	15 years
Years Imprisoned:	8
Year Crime:	1984
Year Convicted:	1985
Year Cleared:	2003
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	United Kingdom
County or Region of Crime:	England
City of Crime:	Coventry
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"John Joseph Cummiskey and Roy William Meads were codefendants wrongly convicted in 1985 of an armed robbery in Coventry, England based on police officers fabricating the evidence against them. Cummiskey was released in 1993 after serving 8 years of his 15 year sentence. Meads conviction was quashed in January 1996. On May 15, 2001 the Criminal Cases Review Commission referred Cummiskey's case to the Court of Appeals. On Nov 27, 2003 the Court of Appeals quashed Cummiskey's conviction."
Conviction Caused By:	Police officers fabricated evidence against him.
Innocence Proved By:	"Court of Appeals quashed Cummiskey's convictions on November 27, 2003 after referral by the Criminal Cases Review Commission"
Defendant Aided By:	Criminal Case Review Commission
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Was Perpetrator Identified?
Age When Imprisoned:	31
Age When Released:	39
Sex:	Male
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Information Source 1:	"Armed robber wins right to appeal, By Staff writer, Coventry Telegraph, May 17, 2001"
Information Location 1:	http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/armed-robber-wins-right-appeal-3180558
Information Source 2:	"John Cummiskey, INNOCENT UK"
Information Location 2:	http://www.innocent.org.uk/cases/johncummiskey/
Information Source 3:	"Commission Refers Conviction of Mr. John Cummiskey to Court of Appeal, Press Release, May 16, 2001"
Information Location 3:	http://www.ccrc.gov.uk/latestnews/pr160501.html
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John Joseph Cummiskey

Charge:

Robbery and Firearm violation

Sentence:

15 years

Years Imprisoned:

8

Year Crime:

1984

Year Convicted:

1985

Year Cleared:

2003

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

United Kingdom

County or Region of Crime:

England

City of Crime:

Coventry

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Police officers fabricated evidence against him.

Innocence Proved By:

"Court of Appeals quashed Cummiskey's convictions on November 27, 2003 after referral by the Criminal Cases Review Commission"

Defendant Aided By:

Criminal Case Review Commission

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

31

Age When Released:

39

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Information Source 1:

"Armed robber wins right to appeal, By Staff writer, Coventry Telegraph, May 17, 2001"

Information Location 1:

http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/armed-robber-wins-right-appeal-3180558

Information Source 2:

"John Cummiskey, INNOCENT UK"

Information Location 2:

http://www.innocent.org.uk/cases/johncummiskey/

Information Source 3:

"Commission Refers Conviction of Mr. John Cummiskey to Court of Appeal, Press Release, May 16, 2001"

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http://www.ccrc.gov.uk/latestnews/pr160501.html

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