William Freeburn

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Charge:	Theft (Attempted)
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Year Cleared:	2005
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	United Kingdom
County or Region of Crime:	Scotland
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	William Freeburn was wrongly convicted on 9/10/2002 of a attempted theft. Freeburn submitted an application to Scotland's Criminal Case Review Commission (SCCRC) for review of his conviction as a miscarriage of justice. Freeburn's case was referred by the SCCRC on 9/13/2005 to Scotland's Court of Appeal. On 11/17/2005 the appeals court quashed William Freeburn's convictions.
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Innocence Proved By:	"Conviction quashed by Scotland’s Appeal Court, High Court of Justiciary on 11/17/2005."
Defendant Aided By:	Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission
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Sex:	Male
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William Freeburn

Charge:

Theft (Attempted)

Sentence:

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

Year Cleared:

2005

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

United Kingdom

County or Region of Crime:

Scotland

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"Conviction quashed by Scotland’s Appeal Court, High Court of Justiciary on 11/17/2005."

Defendant Aided By:

Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

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Male

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"William Freeburn, Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission referred cases database (last viewed Feb. 7, 2014)"

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http://www.sccrc.org.uk/conviction.aspx?start=37

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