David Hughes

Year of crime:
2006
Year conviction was overturned:
2021

David Hughes pleaded guilty to making a false instrument and was sentenced to a 12 month community order and 100 hours of unpaid work. His conviction was quashed when it became clear that evidence used to convict him resulted from a faulty computer system (Horizon).

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  • Offence: Other
  • Jurisdiction: England & Wales
  • County: Cumbria 
  • Gender: M
  • Offence convicted of: Forgery
  • Year of crime: 2006
  • Year of initial conviction: 2007
  • Year conviction was overturned: 2021
  • CCRC Referral: Y
  • Post Office Case: Y
  • Retrial: N