Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Drug related conspiracy |
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2011 |
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United Kingdom |
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England |
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Judicially Exonerated |
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"Devon Lloyd Francis was wrongly convicted of concerned in the production of cocaine, possession of cocaine with intent to supply, and of conspiring to supply cocaine. In 1999 Francis submitted an application to the Criminal Case Review Commission (CCRC) for review of his conviction as a miscarriage of justice. Francis's case was referred by the CCRC on 12/04/2009 to the England and Wales Court of Appeal (Criminal Division). On 2/8/2011 the appeals court quashed Devon Lloyd Francis's convictions." |
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Innocence Proved By: |
Conviction quashed by England & Wales Court of Appeal on 2/8/2011. |
Defendant Aided By: |
"Criminal Case Review Commission (England, Wales, and Northern Ireland)" |
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"Devon Lloyd Francis, 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/8 |
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