Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Manslaughter |
Sentence: |
5 years |
Years Imprisoned: |
0.75 |
Year Crime: |
2005 |
Year Convicted: |
2006 |
Year Cleared: |
2007 |
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United Kingdom |
County or Region of Crime: |
England |
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Result: |
Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary of Case: |
Andrew Paul Rafferty was wrongly convicted in September 2006 of manslaughter. He was sentenced to five years imprisonment. His conviction was quashed by the Court of Appeals in June 2007. |
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Innocence Proved By: |
Conviction quashed by the Court of Appeals in June 2007. |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
18 |
Age When Released: |
19 |
Sex: |
Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
White |
Information Source 1: |
"Ben killing conviction 'quashed', BBC News, June 6, 2007" |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/6727949.stm |
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