Hugh Raymond Frederi Holmes

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Charge:	Indecent Assault (Incl. aggravated)
Sentence:	3 years
Years Imprisoned:	2
Year Crime:	2012
Year Convicted:	2013
Year Cleared:	2015
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	United Kingdom
County or Region of Crime:	England
City of Crime:	Spennymoor
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Hugh Raymond Frederick Holmes was wrongly convicted in January 2013 of indecently assaulting a woman on May 26, 2012 in Spennymoor, England by fondling her over her clothing. Holmes was identified by the woman from an identity parade. After Holmes conviction by a jury he was sentenced to 3 years imprisonment. Holmes appealed on the basis the woman misidentified him. After reviewing Holmes' case the prosecution didn't oppose his appeal, and on February 2, 2015 his convictions were quashed and not guilty verdicts were entered."
Conviction Caused By:	Erroneous identification by the victim.
Innocence Proved By:	"After reviewing Holmes' case the prosecution didn't oppose his appeal, and on February 2, 2015 his convictions were quashed and not guilty verdicts were entered."
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Age When Imprisoned:	23
Age When Released:	25
Sex:	Male
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Information Source 1:	"Man successfully overturns assault convictions more than two years after sentence, by Bruce Unwin, Chief Reporter (Durham), The Northern Echo (Darlington, England), February 2, 2015"
Information Location 1:	http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/local/southdurham/spennymoor/11766081.Man_successfully_overturns_assault_convictions_more_than_two_years_after_sentence/
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Hugh Raymond Frederi Holmes

Charge:

Indecent Assault (Incl. aggravated)

Sentence:

3 years

Years Imprisoned:

2

Year Crime:

2012

Year Convicted:

2013

Year Cleared:

2015

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

United Kingdom

County or Region of Crime:

England

City of Crime:

Spennymoor

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Erroneous identification by the victim.

Innocence Proved By:

"After reviewing Holmes' case the prosecution didn't oppose his appeal, and on February 2, 2015 his convictions were quashed and not guilty verdicts were entered."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

23

Age When Released:

25

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Male

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Information Source 1:

"Man successfully overturns assault convictions more than two years after sentence, by Bruce Unwin, Chief Reporter (Durham), The Northern Echo (Darlington, England), February 2, 2015"

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http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/local/southdurham/spennymoor/11766081.Man_successfully_overturns_assault_convictions_more_than_two_years_after_sentence/

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