Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Robbery (includes armed robbery) |
Sentence: |
14 years |
Years Imprisoned: |
3 |
Year Crime: |
1995 |
Year Convicted: |
2002 |
Year Cleared: |
2005 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
United Kingdom |
County or Region of Crime: |
England |
City of Crime: |
Manchester |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary of Case: |
"Graham Huckerby and James Powers were codefendants wrongly convicted in 2002 of being involved in the armed robbery of about $12 million (6 million) in cash and checks from an armored car in 1995. On December 20, 2004 the Court of Appeals quashed the convictions of Huckerby and Powers. On January 27, 2005, the prosecution announced it would not retry Huckerby or Powers." |
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Innocence Proved By: |
"On December 20, 2004 the Court of Appeals quashed the convictions of Huckerby and Powers." |
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Was Perpetrator Identified? |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
42 |
Age When Released: |
45 |
Sex: |
Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
White |
Information Source 1: |
"Appeal Success For Raid 'Insider' BBC News, December 21, 2004" |
Information Location 1: |
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4112979.stm |
Information Source 2: |
"Guard Wins Appeal Against Armed Robbery Conviction, Helen Carter, The Guardian, December 22, 2004" |
Information Location 2: |
"http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1378287,00.html" |
Information Source 3: |
Family joy as raid guard to be freed - Manchester Evening News - 12-18-2004 |
Information Location 3: |
http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/news/s/140/140647_family_joy_as_raid_guard_to_be_freed.html |
Information Source 4: |
"No retrial' for robbery accused, BBC News, January 27, 2005" |
Information Location 4: |
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/4212151.stm |
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