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James Hester

 

Charge:

Burglary (including aggravated)

Sentence:

4-1/2 years

Years Imprisoned:

3

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1995

Year Cleared:

1998

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

United Kingdom

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Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

James Hester was wrongly convicted in 1995 of burglary. Hester was sentenced to 4-1/2 years in prison.

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"Court of Appeals quashed conviction on December 3, 1998, after referral by the Criminal Cases Review Commission"

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Sex:

Male

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Information Source 1:

"The Criminal Case Review Commission (UK), Annual Report 1998-99, p 19"

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