Julie Ferris

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Charge:	Murder
Sentence:	Life Imprisonment
Years Imprisoned:	3
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Year Convicted:	2000
Year Cleared:	2004
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	United Kingdom
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Julie Ferris was wrongly convicted in June 2000 of smothering two of her children. The prosecution relied on the expert testimony of discredited expert witness Sir Roy Meadows - the same expert whose erroneous testimony contributed ot the wrongful convictions of Sally Clark and Angela Cannings. Her conviction was reversed in May 2003 and she was released on bail pending a retrial, which was scheduled for November 2004. On August 6, 2004 the prosecution announced it was dropping all charges against Julie Ferris."
Conviction Caused By:	Erroneous expert testimony by Sir Roy Meadows linking her to the death of two of her children who died of natural causes.
Innocence Proved By:	"Conviction reversed by the Court of Appeals in May 2003 and a retrial ordered. The prosecution dropped all charges on August 6, 2004."
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Age When Imprisoned:	28
Age When Released:	32
Sex:	Female
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Information Source 1:	"Mother is Cleared of Murdering Her Babies, The Times, UK, Aug 9, 2004."
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Information Source 2:	"No Retrial For Mother, The Guardian, UK, Aug 9, 2004."
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Information Source 3:	"Hell of 'murders' 'mother, Andy Wilks (staff), The Sun UK, 08-09-2004"
Information Location 3:	"http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2004362625,,00.html"
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Julie Ferris

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

Life Imprisonment

Years Imprisoned:

3

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

2000

Year Cleared:

2004

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

United Kingdom

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Erroneous expert testimony by Sir Roy Meadows linking her to the death of two of her children who died of natural causes.

Innocence Proved By:

"Conviction reversed by the Court of Appeals in May 2003 and a retrial ordered. The prosecution dropped all charges on August 6, 2004."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

28

Age When Released:

32

Sex:

Female

Skin/Ethnicity:

Information Source 1:

"Mother is Cleared of Murdering Her Babies, The Times, UK, Aug 9, 2004."

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"No Retrial For Mother, The Guardian, UK, Aug 9, 2004."

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"Hell of 'murders' 'mother, Andy Wilks (staff), The Sun UK, 08-09-2004"

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"http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2004362625,,00.html"

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