Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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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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Was Perpetrator Identified? |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
25 |
Age When Released: |
43 |
Sex: |
Female |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
White |
Information Source 1: |
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)" |
Book Information: |
http://www.innocent.org.uk/ |
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