James Martin
Years in prison:
17
Year of crime:
1990
Year conviction was overturned:
2008
James Martin was one of eight co-defendants convicted of falsely imprisoning an IRA member who was a British informant, for two days in January 1990. Convictions were based on testimony of three prosecution witnesses that were found to be unreliable. There was also non-disclosed evidence that the appeals court ruled would have had a significant effect on the trial outcome and would have almost certainly led to acquittal.
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- Jurisdiction: Northern Ireland
- County: Unknown
- Ethnicity: White
- Gender: M
- Years in prison: 17
- Offence convicted of: False imprisonment
- Year of crime: 1990
- Year of initial conviction: 1991
- Year conviction was overturned: 2008
- Age when imprisoned: Unknown
- CCRC Referral: Y
- Tried with others: Y
- Link to full case: Not available
- Type of fresh evidence at appeal: Evidence relating to the reliability of witness testimony
- Compensation: Yes
- Link to compensation: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ira-eight-win-payout-over-double-agent-link-j2xsfj6dc6h
- Crown argued case at CofA: No
- Retrial: No
- Previous appeals: None