Elaine Hood

Year conviction was overturned:
2023

Elaine Hood pleaded guilty to theft on the basis of evidence from the Horizon computer system. She received a sentence of 120 hours community service and was ordered to pay £950 in court costs. Her conviction was overturned when errors in the Horizon computer system were identified as underlying the evidence against her.

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  • Offence: Theft / fraud
  • Jurisdiction: England & Wales
  • County: Derbyshire 
  • Gender: F
  • Offence convicted of: Theft
  • Year of initial conviction: 2003
  • Year conviction was overturned: 2023
  • CCRC Referral: Y
  • Post Office Case: Y
  • Retrial: N