Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Murder |
Sentence: |
18 years |
Years Imprisoned: |
2 |
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Year Convicted: |
2003 |
Year Cleared: |
2005 |
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United Kingdom |
County or Region of Crime: |
England |
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Result: |
Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary of Case: |
Eddie Grant was wrongly convicted in 2003 of murdering the husband of a woman he was having an affair with. Conviction quashed by the UK's Court of Appeals in May 2005. |
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"UK's Court of Appeals quashed conviction on May 4, 2005." |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
39 |
Age When Released: |
41 |
Sex: |
Male |
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White |
Information Source 1: |
"Accused Bugged in Jail is Freed Over Hired Killing, Michael Horsnell (staff), The Times of London, UK, May 5, 2005" |
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"http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1598056,00.html" |
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