Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Drug Related (Possession or sale) |
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Year Cleared: |
2004 |
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United Kingdom |
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England |
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Result: |
Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
"Joseph Kassar was wrongly convicted of being knowingly involved in the importation of cocaine. Kassar's conviction was quashed on July 23, 2004 by the UK's Court of Appeals after being referred by the Criminal Case Review Commission." |
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Innocence Proved By: |
"Conviction quashed on July 23, 2004 by the UK's Court of Appeals after being referred by the Criminal Case Review Commission." |
Defendant Aided By: |
Criminal Case Review Commission |
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Criminal Case Review Commission |
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