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David Dunbar

 

Charge:

Drug Related (Possession or sale)

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Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

2014

Year Cleared:

2015

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

United Kingdom

County or Region of Crime:

Scotland

City of Crime:

Leith

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

David Dunbar

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On March 13, 2015 Scotland's Court of Appeal quashed David Dunbar's conviction on the basis testimony about the possibility his DNA may have been on the package sent to a Scottish prison that contained drugs was insufficient evidence of his guilt."

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Male

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Information Source 1:

"David Dunbar vs. Her Majesty's Advocate, [2015] HCJAC 22 (3-13-2015) (Quashing conviction on basis DNA evidence on envelope was insufficient evidence of guilt.)"

Information Location 1:

http://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/search-judgments/judgment?id=80a9cca6-8980-69d2-b500-ff0000d74aa7

Information Source 2:

"Man found guilty of attempting to smuggle drugs into prison wins appeal against conviction, Scottish Legal News, March 16, 2015"

Information Location 2:

http://www.scottishlegal.com/2015/03/16/man-found-guilty-of-attempting-to-smuggle-drugs-into-prison-wins-appeal-against-conviction/

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