Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Murder |
Sentence: |
Life imprisonment with 9 year minimum |
Years Imprisoned: |
5.5 |
Year Crime: |
2009 |
Year Convicted: |
2010 |
Year Cleared: |
2015 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
United Kingdom |
County or Region of Crime: |
England |
City of Crime: |
Bristol |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary of Case: |
"Stacey Hyde was wrongly convicted of murder by stabbing an killing the boyfriend of a girlfriend in 2009. In November 2014 Hyde's conviction was overturned on appeal by the UK's Court of Criminal Appeal. On May 21, 2015 Stacey Hyde was acquitted after a retrial. She was immediately released after 5-1/2 years in custody." |
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Innocence Proved By: |
"On May 21, 2015 Stacey Hyde was acquitted after a retrial. She was immediately released after 5-1/2 years in custody." |
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Was Perpetrator Identified? |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
17 |
Age When Released: |
23 |
Sex: |
Female |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
White |
Information Source 1: |
"Young woman falls to her knees sobbing after retrial jury clears her of murdering friend's violent boyfriend, By Keiligh Baker, Daily Mail (London, UK), May 21, 2015" |
Information Location 1: |
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3091695/Retrial-clears-young-woman-murdering-friend-s-violent-boyfriend.html |
Information Source 2: |
"Will Stacey Hydes acquittal finally change hearts and minds?, By Julie Bindel, The Guardian, June 15, 2015" |
Information Location 2: |
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jun/15/stacey-hyde-acquittal-emma-humphreys |
Information Source 3: |
"Justice For Women - Stacey Hyde, http://www.justiceforwomen.org.uk" |
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http://www.justiceforwomen.org.uk/stacey-hyde/ |
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Innocents Database Created and Maintained by Hans Sherrer innocents@forejustice.org