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Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Murder |
Sentence: |
Life Imprisonment |
Years Imprisoned: |
13.5 |
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Year Convicted: |
1989 |
Year Cleared: |
2003 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
United Kingdom |
County or Region of Crime: |
England |
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Result: |
Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary of Case: |
"Trevor Wickens was wrongly convicted of murder. In 1999 Wickens submitted an application to the Criminal Case Review Commission (CCRC) for review of his conviction as a miscarriage of justice. Wickens's case was referred by the CCRC on 5/30/2002 to the England and Wales Court of Appeal (Criminal Division). On June 10, 2003 the Court of Appeals court quashed Trevor Wickens's convictions, and he was freed from prison on June 17, 2003." |
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Innocence Proved By: |
"Court of Appeals quashed his conviction June 10, 2003" |
Defendant Aided By: |
"Criminal Case Review Commission (England, Wales, and Northern Ireland)" |
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Was Perpetrator Identified? |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
43 |
Age When Released: |
56 |
Sex: |
Male |
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Information Source 1: |
"Man Walks Free After 12 Years, BBC News, 06-17-03" |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/england/kent/2997992.stm |
Information Source 2: |
"Trevor Wickens, 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/24 |
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Innocents Database Created and Maintained by Hans Sherrer innocents@forejustice.org