Hassan Khan

Year conviction was overturned:

1990

Hassan Khan was convicted of armed robbery. His conviction was quashed when his confession – said to have been volunteered on a car journey through the city – was deemed implausible.

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Offence: Robbery / burglary
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
County: West Midlands
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: M
Offence convicted of: Robbery
Year of initial conviction: 1990
Year conviction was overturned: 1990
CCRC Referral: N
Tried with others: N
Link to full case: Not available
Type of fresh evidence at appeal: Evidence undermining the reliability of a confession
Link to compensation: Yes
Previous appeals: Unknown