Terence Shiels
Year conviction was overturned:
2009
Terrence Shiels was convicted of membership of a proscribed organisation and possession of a firearm. He admitted membership of the IRA and admitted possession of a handgun. He was held without access to a lawyer or a parent which went against rules stating that all young people in custody should be allowed to consult a solicitor and have an adult present during interview. Because of this breach and the fact that the admission was the only evidence, the conviction was ruled to be unsafe.
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- Jurisdiction: Northern Ireland
- County: Derry
- Ethnicity: White
- Gender: M
- Offence convicted of: Membership of a proscribed organisation and possession of a firearm
- Year of initial conviction: 1978
- Year conviction was overturned: 2009
- Age when imprisoned: 16 (suspended sentence)
- CCRC Referral: Y
- Tried with others: Y
- Link to full case: Not available
- Type of fresh evidence at appeal: Evidence undermining the reliability of a confession
- Compensation: No
- Crown argued case at CofA: Unknown
- Retrial: Unknown
- Previous appeals: Unknown