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Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Murder |
Sentence: |
Life Imprisonment |
Years Imprisoned: |
21 |
Year Crime: |
1974 |
Year Convicted: |
1980 |
Year Cleared: |
2003 |
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Result: |
Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary of Case: |
"Harry Mackenney was co-defendant of Terry Pinfold. The two men were business partners wrongly convicted in 1980 of murdering another businessman in 1974, based solely on the testimony of a former employee characterized as a pathological liar. The two men's convictions were reversed on December 16, 2003. Pinfold spent 23 years imprisoned, and Harry Mackenney - released on parole in 1981 - spent 21 years wrongly convicted." |
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Innocence Proved By: |
"Court of Appeals quashed convictions on December 16, 2003 after referral by the Criminal Cases Review Commission" |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
47 |
Age When Released: |
68 |
Sex: |
Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
White |
Information Source 1: |
"Pair jailed 23 years ago to be cleared of helping killer, Robert Verkiak, Legal Affairs Correspondent, The Independent, Oct 31, 2003" |
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http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/legal/story.jsp?story=459000 |
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Innocents Database Created and Maintained by Hans Sherrer innocents@forejustice.org