Frances Avis
Year of crime:
2015
Year conviction was overturned:
2016
Frances Avis was convicted of harrassment and criminal damage by magistrates. The alleged victim gave evidence saying that Avis had written letters admitting to vandelism and sinister behavior. Her conviction was quashed when it was revealed that the alleged victim had been forging the letters. A handwiring expert cast doubt on the legitimacy of the letters, and the alleged victim aditted the forgery.
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- Jurisdiction: England & Wales
- County: Somerset
- Ethnicity: White
- Gender: F
- Offence convicted of: Harrassment and criminal damage
- Year of crime: 2015
- Year of initial conviction: 2016
- Year conviction was overturned: 2016
- Affirmative evidence of innocence: Y
- Age when imprisoned: Unknown
- CCRC Referral: N
- Tried with others: N
- Link to full case: Not available
- Type of fresh evidence at appeal: Evidence relating to the reliability of complainant testimony
- Compensation: Unknown
- Crown argued case at CofA: Unknown
- Retrial: Unknown
- Previous appeals: Unknown