Judith Ward

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Charge:	Murder
Sentence:	Life Imprisonment
Years Imprisoned:	18
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Year Convicted:	1974
Year Cleared:	1992
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	United Kingdom
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Judith Ward was wrongly convicted in 1974 of a number of IRA bombings quashed on May 11, 1992. Prosecution failed to disclose that scientific tests were inconclusive or valueless at establishing her guilt, and it was later determined that the presence of chemical residue could be from everyday substances. She wrote a book about her ordeal: "Ambushed: My Story" (1993)."
Conviction Caused By:	Prosecution concealment of scientific test results.
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Age When Imprisoned:	25
Age When Released:	43
Sex:	Female
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	Innocent UK website
Information Location 1:	http://www.innocent.org.uk/cases/
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Book About Case:	""Ambushed: My Story," Judith Ward (1993)"
Book Information:	http://www.innocent.org.uk/
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Judith Ward

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

Life Imprisonment

Years Imprisoned:

18

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1974

Year Cleared:

1992

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

United Kingdom

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Prosecution concealment of scientific test results.

Innocence Proved By:

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

25

Age When Released:

43

Sex:

Female

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

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Innocent UK website

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http://www.innocent.org.uk/cases/

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Book About Case:

""Ambushed: My Story," Judith Ward (1993)"

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http://www.innocent.org.uk/

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