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George Lewis (GBR case)

 

Charge:

Robbery and Burglary

Sentence:

10 years

Years Imprisoned:

5

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1987

Year Cleared:

1992

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

United Kingdom

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Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

"Police beat him and threatened to inject him with liquid in a syringe if he didn't sign a blank confession. During a hearing in 1999 that resulted in him being awarded £200k in compensation, a police representative stated the police: "did indeed fabricate false confession evidence against Mr. Lewis.""

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Innocence Proved By:

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Compensation Awarded:

£200k

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

21

Age When Released:

26

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

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