John Jenkins

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Charge:	Murder
Sentence:	Life Imprisonment with possibility of parole
Years Imprisoned:	2
Year Crime:	2009
Year Convicted:	2009
Year Cleared:	2011
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	United Kingdom
County or Region of Crime:	Scotland
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"John Jenkins was wrongly convicted of the October 31, 2009 stabbing death of Jeannie Smith, a mother of four, as she was standing on the sidewalk in front of her house watching an altercation between about 20 people, several of whom were handling knives."
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Age When Imprisoned:	29
Age When Released:	31
Sex:	Male
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Information Source 1:	"“Man jailed for murder of woman in riot freed by appeal court,” By By John Robertson and Martyn McLaughlin, The Scotsman, September 1, 2011"
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John Jenkins

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

Life Imprisonment with possibility of parole

Years Imprisoned:

2

Year Crime:

2009

Year Convicted:

2009

Year Cleared:

2011

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

United Kingdom

County or Region of Crime:

Scotland

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

"John Jenkins was wrongly convicted of the October 31, 2009 stabbing death of Jeannie Smith, a mother of four, as she was standing on the sidewalk in front of her house watching an altercation between about 20 people, several of whom were handling knives."

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

29

Age When Released:

31

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Information Source 1:

"“Man jailed for murder of woman in riot freed by appeal court,” By By John Robertson and Martyn McLaughlin, The Scotsman, September 1, 2011"

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http://news.scotsman.com/glasgow/Man-jailed-for-murder-of.6828750.jp

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