Andrew Evans

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Charge:	Murder
Sentence:	Life Imprisonment
Years Imprisoned:	25
Year Crime:	1972
Year Convicted:	1973
Year Cleared:	1997
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	United Kingdom
County or Region of Crime:	England
City of Crime:	Tamworth
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Andrew Evans was wrongly convicted in 1973, at 17 years old, of battering 14-year-old Judith Roberts to death close to her home in Tamworth. Andrew Evans had falsely made an uncorroborated confession after being subjected to intense police interrogation."
Conviction Caused By:	Andrew Evans had falsely made an uncorroborated confession after being subjected to intense police interrogation
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Compensation Awarded:	£1 million
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Age When Imprisoned:	17
Age When Released:	42
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	Innocent UK website
Information Location 1:	http://www.innocent.org.uk/cases/
Information Source 2:	""68% of Convictions Reviewed in England Are Overturned""
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Andrew Evans

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

Life Imprisonment

Years Imprisoned:

25

Year Crime:

1972

Year Convicted:

1973

Year Cleared:

1997

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

United Kingdom

County or Region of Crime:

England

City of Crime:

Tamworth

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

"Andrew Evans was wrongly convicted in 1973, at 17 years old, of battering 14-year-old Judith Roberts to death close to her home in Tamworth. Andrew Evans had falsely made an uncorroborated confession after being subjected to intense police interrogation."

Conviction Caused By:

Andrew Evans had falsely made an uncorroborated confession after being subjected to intense police interrogation

Innocence Proved By:

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

£1 million

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

17

Age When Released:

42

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

Innocent UK website

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

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""68% of Convictions Reviewed in England Are Overturned""

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http://christianparty.net/dnaengland.htm

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