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Joseph Steele

 

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

Life Imprisonment

Years Imprisoned:

20

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1984

Year Cleared:

2004

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

United Kingdom

County or Region of Crime:

Scotland

City of Crime:

Glasgow

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

"Joseph Steele was codefendant of Thomas Campbell "TC". Wrongly convicted on October 10, 1984 of what is known as the Glasgow "Ice Cream Murders." Steele and Campbell submitted an application to Scotland's Criminal Case Review Commission (SCCRC) for review of their convictions as a miscarriage of justice. Steele and Campbell's case was referred by the SCCRC on 11/28/2001 to Scotland's Court of Appeal. On 3/17/2004 the appeals court quashed Joseph Steele and Thomas Campbell's convictions. Awarded interim compensation of £200,000 in September 2005."

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"Scotland's Court of Appeals quashed convictions on March 17, 2004."

Defendant Aided By:

Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission

Compensation Awarded:

"£200,000 (September 2005)"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

21

Age When Released:

41

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"IN RE Thomas Campbell, Joseph Steele and Thomas Gray, Nos. XC956/03, XC959/03, XC958/03, Scotland's Court of Appeal, March 17, 2004"

Information Location 1:

http://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/opinions/XC956.html

Information Source 2:

MOJUK Website

Information Location 2:

http://www.mojuk.org.uk

Information Source 3:

"Battling Joe Still Waits For Payout As TC Gets £200,000, Marion Scott (Staff), The Sunday Mail (London UK), November 6, 2005"

Information Location 3:

http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=16337105&method=full&siteid=64736&headline=battling-joe-still-waits-for-payout-as-tc-gets--200-000-name_page.html

Information Source 4:

"Joseph Steele, Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission referred cases database (last viewed Feb. 7, 2014)"

Information Location 4:

http://www.sccrc.org.uk/conviction.aspx?start=57

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