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Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Disorderly Conduct |
Sentence: |
£100 fine and £200 costs |
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Year Crime: |
2011 |
Year Convicted: |
2012 |
Year Cleared: |
2014 |
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United Kingdom |
County or Region of Crime: |
England |
City of Crime: |
Liverpool |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
"Anthony Welsh was wrongly convicted in June 2012 of disorderly behavior when he walked into a betting shop in Liverpool England on Halloween wearing a mask and carrying a bike handle. Welsh had refused to remove the mask when asked to do so, and he was charged. After his conviction by a judge he was fined '£100 and ordered to pay £200. Welsh appealed, and in June 2014 his conviction was overturned. Afterwards Welsh told reporters, "Wearing a mask on Halloween is not a crime." Welsh said the police overreacted and his prosecution was a waste of taxpayer money." |
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Innocence Proved By: |
In June 2014 Anthony Welsh's conviction was overturned on appeal. |
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Sex: |
Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
White |
Information Source 1: |
"Liverpool man who walked into bookies with metal bar wearing Hallowe'en mask has conviction overturned, By Neil Docking (Staff writer), Liverpool Echo, June 22, 2014" |
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http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/liverpool-man-who-walked-bookies-7307557 |
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