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Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Robbery (includes armed robbery) |
Sentence: |
12 years |
Years Imprisoned: |
8 |
Year Crime: |
1995 |
Year Convicted: |
1996 |
Year Cleared: |
2005 |
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United Kingdom |
County or Region of Crime: |
England |
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Result: |
Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
"Michael Holliday was wrongly convicted in 1996 of a 1995 armed robbery of a travel agent after falsely confessing while under the influence of multiple illegal drugs. Holliday was sentenced to 12 years in prison, Holliday was released on parole in 2004. In 2005 another man confessed to multiple robberies, including one of those that Holliday had been convicted of committing. Based on the new evidence of his innocence the Court of Appeals quashed Holliday's conviction in November 2005." |
Conviction Caused By: |
False confession while under the influence of illegal drugs taken prior to his arrest. |
Innocence Proved By: |
Court of Appeals quashed conviction in November 2005. |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
37 |
Age When Released: |
46 |
Sex: |
Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
White |
Information Source 1: |
"Wrong Conviction Man Fights For Cash Payout, Nick Griffiths, News and Star, November 11, 2005" |
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http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/viewarticle.aspx?id=296862 |
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Innocents Database Created and Maintained by Hans Sherrer innocents@forejustice.org