Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Murder |
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Year Crime: |
1986 |
Year Convicted: |
1986 |
Year Cleared: |
2004 |
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United Kingdom |
County or Region of Crime: |
England |
City of Crime: |
Berkshire |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
"Albert James was wrongly convicted in October 1986 of murder and conspiracy to commit robbery in the shooting death of Charles Pelham outside his home in Berkshire, England on January 11, 1986. James was sentenced to life imprisonment. James' conviction was quashed on May 21, 2004 by the UK's Court of Appeals after being referred by the Criminal Case Review Commission on September 3, 2002." |
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"Conviction quashed on May 21, 2004 by the UK's Court of Appeals after being referred by the Criminal Case Review Commission." |
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Male |
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Information Source 1: |
R. v. Albert James [2004] EWCA Crim 1433 (Quashing conviction) |
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http://netk.net.au/UK/James.asp |
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Criminal Case Review Commission |
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http://www.ccrc.gov.uk/cases/case_referred.asp?page=7&name=^^^&offence=^^^&year=^^^&appealyear=^^^ |
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Innocents Database Created and Maintained by Hans Sherrer innocents@forejustice.org