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Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Murder |
Sentence: |
Life Imprisonment |
Years Imprisoned: |
5 |
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Year Convicted: |
1974 |
Year Cleared: |
1979 |
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United Kingdom |
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England |
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Result: |
Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary of Case: |
Albert Taylor was wrongly convicted of murder. Released after serving five years in prison and awarded £21k after his conviction was quashed in 1979. |
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Compensation Awarded: |
£21k |
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Male |
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Information Source 1: |
""Fixing the Price for Spoiled Lives: Compensation for Wrongful Conviction," Nick Taylor, Criminal Justice Review 1999-2001, Centre for Criminal Justice Studies, University of Leeds, 2002" |
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http://216.239.33.100/search?q=cache:zGiUIiRFWfoC:www.leeds.ac.uk/law/ccjs/an_reps/13rep07d.doc+%22john+preece%22+and+wrongful&hl=en&ie=utf-8 |
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Innocents Database Created and Maintained by Hans Sherrer innocents@forejustice.org