Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Robbery (includes armed robbery) |
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2009 |
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United Kingdom |
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England |
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Judicially Exonerated |
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Christopher Tonner was wrongly convicted of robbery and assault with intent to resist arrest. In 2009 Tonner submitted an application to the Criminal Case Review Commission (CCRC) for review of his conviction as a miscarriage of justice. Tonner's case was referred by the CCRC on 4/28/2009 to the England and Wales Court of Appeal (Criminal Division). On 5/19/2009 the appeals court quashed Christopher Tonner's convictions. |
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Conviction quashed by England & Wales Court of Appeal on 5/19/2009. |
Defendant Aided By: |
"Criminal Case Review Commission (England, Wales, and Northern Ireland)" |
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"Christopher Tonner, 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/23 |
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