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Shah Nawaz

 

Charge:

Drug Related (Possession or sale)

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Years Imprisoned:

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Year Convicted:

Year Cleared:

2007

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:

Shah Nawaz was wrongly convicted of being knowingly concerned in the importation of heroin. In 2002 Nawaz submitted an application to the Criminal Case Review Commission (CCRC) for review of his conviction as a miscarriage of justice. Nawaz's case was referred by the CCRC on 8/08/2005 to the England and Wales Court of Appeal (Criminal Division). On 1/18/2007 the appeals court quashed Shah Nawaz's convictions.

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

Conviction quashed by England & Wales Court of Appeal on 1/18/2007.

Defendant Aided By:

"Criminal Case Review Commission (England, Wales, and Northern Ireland)"

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Was Perpetrator Identified?

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Sex:

Male

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Information Source 1:

"Shah Nawaz, Criminal Case Review Commission referred cases database (last viewed Feb. 1, 2014)"

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http://www.justice.gov.uk/about/criminal-cases-review-commission/case-library/17

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