John Jordan

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Charge:	Illegal public protest
Sentence:	1 year probation
Years Imprisoned:
Year Crime:	1996
Year Convicted:	1997
Year Cleared:	2014
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	United Kingdom
County or Region of Crime:	England
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"John Jordan was wrongly convicted in January 1997 of committing a public order offense by occupying a government office in August 1996. In 2013 it was discovered that Jordan's codefendant was undercover police officer Jim Boyling, whose alias was ‘Jim Sutton’. Boyling was involved in the protest in which John Jordan was convicted of participating, and arrested and prosecuted for an offence as well. Boyling was party to confidential legal discussions between Jordan and his lawyers by pretending to be an actual co-defendant, and then evidence in court at the trial under his assumed identity. All of which was known to the prosecution but not disclosed to Jordan. Jordan filed an appeal of his conviction based on the new evidence that tainted his entire prosecution and his conviction. In September 2014 the Southwark Crown Court allowed Jordan's appeal and quashed his conviction."
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Innocence Proved By:	In September 2014 the Southwark Crown Court allowed Jordan's appeal and quashed his conviction.
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"Courts quash conviction from 1997 as a result of involvement of undercover police, www.bindmans.com, September 25, 2014"
Information Location 1:	http://www.bindmans.com/news-and-events/news-article/courts-quash-conviction-from-1997-as-a-result-of-involvement-of-undercover-police
Information Source 2:	"Prosecutors forced to admit covert operation caused miscarriage of justice, By staff, The Guardian (London, UK), September 24, 2014"
Information Location 2:	http://www.theguardian.com/law/2014/sep/24/prosecutors-covert-operation-miscarriage-justice-john-jordan
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John Jordan

Charge:

Illegal public protest

Sentence:

1 year probation

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

1996

Year Convicted:

1997

Year Cleared:

2014

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

United Kingdom

County or Region of Crime:

England

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

In September 2014 the Southwark Crown Court allowed Jordan's appeal and quashed his conviction.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"Courts quash conviction from 1997 as a result of involvement of undercover police, www.bindmans.com, September 25, 2014"

Information Location 1:

http://www.bindmans.com/news-and-events/news-article/courts-quash-conviction-from-1997-as-a-result-of-involvement-of-undercover-police

Information Source 2:

"Prosecutors forced to admit covert operation caused miscarriage of justice, By staff, The Guardian (London, UK), September 24, 2014"

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http://www.theguardian.com/law/2014/sep/24/prosecutors-covert-operation-miscarriage-justice-john-jordan

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