John Bingham
Years in prison:
2.5
Year of crime:
1982
Year conviction was overturned:
1984
John Bingham was convicted of various offences after his name was given in evidence by “supergrass” Joe Bennett. Bennett accused him of being an Ulster Volunteer Force commander and testified that he had seen him armed with a machine gun. On appeal, the credibility of Bennett’s evidence was severely undermined and the conviction was quashed.
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- Jurisdiction: Northern Ireland
- County: Unknown
- Ethnicity: White
- Gender: M
- Years in prison: 2.5
- Offence convicted of: Various Explosives and Conspiracy Offences
- Year of crime: 1982
- Year of initial conviction: 1982
- Year conviction was overturned: 1984
- Age when imprisoned: 29
- 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 witness testimony
- Compensation: Unknown
- Crown argued case at CofA: Unknown
- Retrial: Unknown
- Previous appeals: Unknown