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Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
"Fraud (passing bad checks, documents, casino, bankrupcy, etc.)" |
Sentence: |
21 months in prison |
Years Imprisoned: |
1 |
Year Crime: |
2005 |
Year Convicted: |
2010 |
Year Cleared: |
2011 |
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United Kingdom |
County or Region of Crime: |
England |
City of Crime: |
Yorkshire |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
"Jamshed Khan, 66, and Reis Khan, 41, Mohammed Sultan, 53, and Mohammed Rafiq, 71, were wrongly convicted by a jury of attempting to fraudulently rig an election in Yorkshire, England. They were all sentenced to 21 months imprisonment. On October 6, 2011 England's Court of Appeals quashed all the men's convictions based on the unfairness of their trial." |
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"On October 6, 2011 England's Court of Appeals quashed all the men's convictions based on the unfairness of their trial." |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
65 |
Age When Released: |
66 |
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Male |
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"Four jailed for election scam have convictions quashed, By Rob Preece (Crime Correspondent), Yorkshire Post, October 7, 2011" |
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http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/at-a-glance/main-section/four_jailed_for_election_scam_have_convictions_quashed_1_3851748 |
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