John Woodruff

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Charge:	Robbery (includes armed robbery)
Sentence:	17 years
Years Imprisoned:	3
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Year Convicted:	1997
Year Cleared:	2000
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	United Kingdom
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"John Woodruff was codefendant of William Hickson. Suspected as involved in the 1996 armed robbery of a post office east of London, the police planted a gun on the men to make them look guilty. The appeals court ordered the men couldn't be retried because their case was "permeated by the stench of police corruption.""
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Defendant Aided By:	The BBC helped uncover evidence of the police wrongdoing and corruption in their case.
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Age When Imprisoned:	60
Age When Released:	63
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
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John Woodruff

Charge:

Robbery (includes armed robbery)

Sentence:

17 years

Years Imprisoned:

3

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1997

Year Cleared:

2000

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:

Innocence Proved By:

Defendant Aided By:

The BBC helped uncover evidence of the police wrongdoing and corruption in their case.

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

60

Age When Released:

63

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

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Innocent UK website

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

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