Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Robbery and Assault |
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2005 |
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United Kingdom |
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Scotland |
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Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary of Case: |
"Alvin Sinclair was wrongly convicted of robbery and assault. Conviction overturned by England's highest court, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, based on the prosecution's failure to disclose exculpatory witness statements." |
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"Conviction overturned by England's highest court, the Privy Council, based on the prosecution's failure to disclose exculpatory witness statements." |
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Information Source 1: |
"Ensuring a fair trial, Editorial, The Herald (Glasgow, Scotland), October 2, 2007" |
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http://www.theherald.co.uk/features/editorial/display.var.1727455.0.0.php |
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