Ian Lawless
Years in prison:
7
Year of crime:
2001
Year conviction was overturned:
2009
Ian Lawless was convicted of the murder of Alf Wilkins, after making various confessions to third parties. His conviction was ruled unsafe after fresh medical evidence revealed that he had a pathelogical need for attention. The Court of Appeal were satisfied that this medical evidence might have affected the jury’s assessment of the reliability of his confession.
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- Jurisdiction: England & Wales
- County: Lincolnshire
- Ethnicity: White
- Gender: M
- Years in prison: 7
- Offence convicted of: Murder
- Year of crime: 2001
- Year of initial conviction: 2002
- Year conviction was overturned: 2009
- Age when imprisoned: 40
- CCRC Referral: Y
- Tried with others: N
- Link to full case: https://www.casemine.com/judgement/uk/5a8ff7aa60d03e7f57eb1060
- Type of fresh evidence at appeal: Evidence undermining the reliability of a confession
- Compensation: Yes
- Link to compensation: https://gcnchambers.co.uk/miscarriage-compensation-test-case-succeeds-as-other-claimants-fail/
- Crown argued case at CofA: Unknown
- Retrial: Unknown
- Previous appeals: Unknown