Patrick O’Toole
Year conviction was overturned:
2006
Patrick O’Toole was convicted of robbery and handling of stolen goods and was sentenced to eight years imprisonment. His conviction was overturned on the basis that the credibility of officers from the West Midlands Police Serious Crime Squad, whose evidence formed the basis of the crimes against him, was undermined by investigations showing malpractice including abuse of prisoners, fabrication of admissions, and planting evidence.
< Back to Case Search < Back to Overview Graph- Offence: Robbery / burglary
- Jurisdiction: England & Wales
- County: West Midlands
- Gender: M
- Offence convicted of: Robbery
- Year of initial conviction: 1978
- Year conviction was overturned: 2006
- Affirmative evidence of innocence: N
- CCRC Referral: Y
- Post Office Case: N
- Retrial: N