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This wiki catalogues empirical evidence relating to forensic evidence and miscarriages of justice.
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Forensic Evidence Related Miscarriages of Justice in the UK
Total cases:
79
Years lost:
553.14
Average years lost:
7
1
John Preece
Most serious offence:
Murder
Years in prison:
8
Year of crime:
1972
Year of initial conviction:
1972
Year conviction overturned:
1981
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1972
2
Andrew Evans
Most serious offence:
Murder
Years in prison:
25
Year of crime:
1972
Year of initial conviction:
1973
Year conviction overturned:
1997
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Stephen Downing
Most serious offence:
Murder
Years in prison:
27
Year of crime:
1973
Year of initial conviction:
1973
Year conviction overturned:
2001
View case
1973
1
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Judith Ward
Most serious offence:
Murder
Years in prison:
18
Year of crime:
1974
Year of initial conviction:
1974
Year conviction overturned:
1992
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1974
7
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Paddy Hill
Most serious offence:
Murder
Years in prison:
16
Year of crime:
1974
Year of initial conviction:
1975
Year conviction overturned:
1991
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Gerry Hunter
Most serious offence:
Murder
Years in prison:
16
Year of crime:
1974
Year of initial conviction:
1975
Year conviction overturned:
1991
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Johnny Walker
Most serious offence:
Murder
Years in prison:
16
Year of crime:
1974
Year of initial conviction:
1975
Year conviction overturned:
1991
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Hugh Callaghan
Most serious offence:
Murder
Years in prison:
16
Year of crime:
1974
Year of initial conviction:
1975
Year conviction overturned:
1991
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Billy Power
Most serious offence:
Murder
Years in prison:
16
Year of crime:
1974
Year of initial conviction:
1975
Year conviction overturned:
1991
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Richard McIIkenny
Most serious offence:
Murder
Years in prison:
16
Year of crime:
1974
Year of initial conviction:
1975
Year conviction overturned:
1991
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Patrick Nicholls
Most serious offence:
Murder
Years in prison:
23
Year of crime:
1975
Year of initial conviction:
1975
Year conviction overturned:
1998
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1975
8
Noel Jones
Most serious offence:
Manslaughter / non-fatal offence against the person
Years in prison:
6
Year of crime:
1976
Year of initial conviction:
1976
Year conviction overturned:
2019
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Anne Maguire
Most serious offence:
Other
Years in prison:
14
Year of crime:
1974
Year of initial conviction:
1976
Year conviction overturned:
1991
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Patrick Snr Maguire
Most serious offence:
Other
Years in prison:
14
Year of crime:
1974
Year of initial conviction:
1976
Year conviction overturned:
1991
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Patrick Jnr Maguire
Most serious offence:
Other
Years in prison:
4
Year of crime:
1974
Year of initial conviction:
1976
Year conviction overturned:
1991
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Vincent Maguire
Most serious offence:
Other
Years in prison:
5
Year of crime:
1974
Year of initial conviction:
1976
Year conviction overturned:
1991
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Sean Smyth
Most serious offence:
Other
Years in prison:
12
Year of crime:
1974
Year of initial conviction:
1976
Year conviction overturned:
1991
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Patrick O’Neil
Most serious offence:
Other
Years in prison:
8
Year of crime:
1974
Year of initial conviction:
1976
Year conviction overturned:
1991
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Patrick Conlon
Most serious offence:
Other
Years in prison:
4
Year of crime:
1974
Year of initial conviction:
1976
Year conviction overturned:
1991
View case
1976
1
Andrew Smith
Most serious offence:
Murder
Years in prison:
22
Year of crime:
1976
Year of initial conviction:
1977
Year conviction overturned:
2000
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1977
1978
1979
1980
1
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Colin Wallace
Most serious offence:
Manslaughter / non-fatal offence against the person
Years in prison:
6
Year of crime:
1980
Year of initial conviction:
1981
Year conviction overturned:
1996
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1981
1
Raymond Gilmour
Most serious offence:
Murder
Years in prison:
21
Year of crime:
1981
Year of initial conviction:
1982
Year conviction overturned:
2007
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1982
1983
1984
2
George McPhee
Most serious offence:
Murder
Years in prison:
18
Year of crime:
1985
Year of initial conviction:
1985
Year conviction overturned:
2005
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Hassan Assali
Most serious offence:
Other
Years in prison:
7
Year of crime:
1983
Year of initial conviction:
1985
Year conviction overturned:
2005
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1985
1986
1
Gilbert (Danny) McNamee
Most serious offence:
Other
Years in prison:
11
Year of crime:
1982
Year of initial conviction:
1987
Year conviction overturned:
1998
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1987
2
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Michael Shirley
Most serious offence:
Murder
Years in prison:
16
Year of crime:
1986
Year of initial conviction:
1988
Year conviction overturned:
2003
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Jacqueline Fletcher
Most serious offence:
Murder
Years in prison:
4
Year of crime:
1984
Year of initial conviction:
1988
Year conviction overturned:
1992
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1988
1
Brian Kelly
Most serious offence:
Sexual offences
Years in prison:
4
Year of crime:
1987
Year of initial conviction:
1989
Year conviction overturned:
2004
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1989
1
Reginald F
Most serious offence:
Sexual offences
Years in prison:
9
Year of crime:
Unknown
Year of initial conviction:
1990
Year conviction overturned:
2002
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1990
2
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Kevin Callan
Most serious offence:
Murder
Years in prison:
4
Year of crime:
1990
Year of initial conviction:
1991
Year conviction overturned:
1995
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Christy Walsh
Most serious offence:
Other
Years in prison:
14
Year of crime:
1991
Year of initial conviction:
1991
Year conviction overturned:
2010
View case
1991
2
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Lisa Taylor
Most serious offence:
Murder
Years in prison:
1
Year of crime:
1991
Year of initial conviction:
1992
Year conviction overturned:
1993
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Michelle Taylor
Most serious offence:
Murder
Years in prison:
1
Year of crime:
1991
Year of initial conviction:
1992
Year conviction overturned:
1993
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1992
1993
1994
1
Richard Karling
Most serious offence:
Murder
Years in prison:
5
Year of crime:
1995
Year of initial conviction:
1995
Year conviction overturned:
2001
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1995
2
Amanda Jenkinson
Most serious offence:
Manslaughter / non-fatal offence against the person
Years in prison:
4.92
Year of crime:
1993
Year of initial conviction:
1996
Year conviction overturned:
2005
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Kevin John Brown
Most serious offence:
Sexual offences
Years in prison:
7
Year of crime:
1995
Year of initial conviction:
1996
Year conviction overturned:
2003
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1996
4
Anthony O’Doherty
Most serious offence:
Manslaughter / non-fatal offence against the person
Years in prison:
4
Year of crime:
1995
Year of initial conviction:
1997
Year conviction overturned:
2002
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David Asbury
Most serious offence:
Murder
Years in prison:
3.5
Year of crime:
1997
Year of initial conviction:
1997
Year conviction overturned:
2002
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Joseph Otoo
Most serious offence:
Robbery / burglary
Years in prison:
3
Year of crime:
1995
Year of initial conviction:
1997
Year conviction overturned:
2000
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Colin John C
Most serious offence:
Sexual offences
Years in prison:
Unknown
Year of crime:
1996-1997
Year of initial conviction:
1997
Year conviction overturned:
2010
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1997
6
Serena Kayretli
Most serious offence:
Manslaughter / non-fatal offence against the person
Years in prison:
2
Year of crime:
1996
Year of initial conviction:
1998
Year conviction overturned:
2000
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Veydat Kayretli
Most serious offence:
Manslaughter / non-fatal offence against the person
Years in prison:
2
Year of crime:
1996
Year of initial conviction:
1998
Year conviction overturned:
2000
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Mark Dallagher
Most serious offence:
Murder
Years in prison:
6
Year of crime:
1996
Year of initial conviction:
1998
Year conviction overturned:
2002
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Donna Anthony
Most serious offence:
Murder
Years in prison:
6
Year of crime:
1996, 1997
Year of initial conviction:
1998
Year conviction overturned:
2005
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Michael Byrne
Most serious offence:
Murder
Years in prison:
8
Year of crime:
1996
Year of initial conviction:
1998
Year conviction overturned:
2006
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Sion Jenkins
Most serious offence:
Murder
Years in prison:
6
Year of crime:
1997
Year of initial conviction:
1998
Year conviction overturned:
2004
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1998
3
Ian Faulder
Most serious offence:
Manslaughter / non-fatal offence against the person
Years in prison:
2.5
Year of crime:
1998
Year of initial conviction:
1999
Year conviction overturned:
2005
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Sally Clark
Most serious offence:
Murder
Years in prison:
3
Year of crime:
1996, 1998
Year of initial conviction:
1999
Year conviction overturned:
2003
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Stephen Aston
Most serious offence:
Sexual offences
Year of crime:
1993/1994
Year of initial conviction:
1999
Year conviction overturned:
2010
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1999
3
Lorraine Allen
Most serious offence:
Manslaughter / non-fatal offence against the person
Years in prison:
1.3
Year of crime:
1998
Year of initial conviction:
2000
Year conviction overturned:
2005
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Julie Ferris
Most serious offence:
Murder
Years in prison:
2
Year of crime:
Unknown
Year of initial conviction:
2000
Year conviction overturned:
2003
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Aaron Bacchus
Most serious offence:
Robbery / burglary
Years in prison:
4
Year of crime:
1999
Year of initial conviction:
2000
Year conviction overturned:
2004
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2000
3
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Barry George
Most serious offence:
Murder
Years in prison:
7
Year of crime:
1999
Year of initial conviction:
2001
Year conviction overturned:
2008
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Mark Kempster
Most serious offence:
Robbery / burglary
Year of crime:
2000
Year of initial conviction:
2001
Year conviction overturned:
2008
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Kenneth Samuels
Most serious offence:
Sexual offences
Years in prison:
6
Year of crime:
Unknown
Year of initial conviction:
2001
Year conviction overturned:
2007
View case
2001
8
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Angela Cannings
Most serious offence:
Murder
Years in prison:
1.5
Year of crime:
1991, 1999
Year of initial conviction:
2002
Year conviction overturned:
2003
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Margaret Smith
Most serious offence:
Murder
Years in prison:
1
Year of crime:
1994
Year of initial conviction:
2002
Year conviction overturned:
2004
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Dwaine Simeon George
Most serious offence:
Murder
Years in prison:
12
Year of crime:
2001
Year of initial conviction:
2002
Year conviction overturned:
2014
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Barri White
Most serious offence:
Murder
Years in prison:
6
Year of crime:
2000
Year of initial conviction:
2002
Year conviction overturned:
2008
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Steven Puaca
Most serious offence:
Murder
Years in prison:
3
Year of crime:
2002
Year of initial conviction:
2002
Year conviction overturned:
2005
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Keith Hyatt
Most serious offence:
Other
Years in prison:
2.5
Year of crime:
2000
Year of initial conviction:
2002
Year conviction overturned:
2007
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Christopher Scott P
Most serious offence:
Sexual offences
Years in prison:
2
Year of crime:
2001
Year of initial conviction:
2002
Year conviction overturned:
2004
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P P
Most serious offence:
Sexual offences
Years in prison:
3
Year of initial conviction:
2002
Year conviction overturned:
2005
View case
2002
1
Barry Campbell
Most serious offence:
Murder
Years in prison:
5
Year of crime:
2002
Year of initial conviction:
2003
Year conviction overturned:
2008
View case
2003
2004
3
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Angela Gay
Most serious offence:
Manslaughter / non-fatal offence against the person
Years in prison:
1.25
Year of crime:
2002
Year of initial conviction:
2005
Year conviction overturned:
2007
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Ian Gay
Most serious offence:
Manslaughter / non-fatal offence against the person
Years in prison:
1.25
Year of crime:
2002
Year of initial conviction:
2005
Year conviction overturned:
2007
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Suzanne Holdsworth
Most serious offence:
Murder
Years in prison:
3
Year of crime:
2004
Year of initial conviction:
2005
Year conviction overturned:
2008
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2005
1
Sirfraze Ahmed
Most serious offence:
Robbery / burglary
Years in prison:
0.67
Year of crime:
2004
Year of initial conviction:
2006
Year conviction overturned:
2007
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2006
1
Amilton-Nicolas Bento
Most serious offence:
Murder
Years in prison:
2
Year of crime:
2005
Year of initial conviction:
2007
Year conviction overturned:
2009
View case
2007
2
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Thomas Smart
Most serious offence:
Other
Year of crime:
2008
Year of initial conviction:
2008
Year conviction overturned:
2009
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Gareth Jones
Most serious offence:
Sexual offences
Years in prison:
3.5
Year of crime:
2007
Year of initial conviction:
2008
Year conviction overturned:
2018
View case
2008
1
Claire Thompson
Most serious offence:
Manslaughter / non-fatal offence against the person
Year of crime:
Unknown
Year of initial conviction:
2009
Year conviction overturned:
2011
View case
2009
2010
1
Kimberley Hainey
Most serious offence:
Murder
Years in prison:
2
Year of crime:
2010
Year of initial conviction:
2011
Year conviction overturned:
2013
View case
2011
1
Brian Shivers
Most serious offence:
Murder
Years in prison:
1
Year of crime:
2009
Year of initial conviction:
2012
Year conviction overturned:
2013
View case
2012
1
Danny Steven Kay
Most serious offence:
Sexual offences
Years in prison:
4
Year of crime:
Unknown
Year of initial conviction:
2013
Year conviction overturned:
2017
View case
2013
1
David Dunbar
Most serious offence:
Drugs offences
Years in prison:
0.75
Year of crime:
2014
Year of initial conviction:
2014
Year conviction overturned:
2015
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2014
1
Jodie Rana
Most serious offence:
Other
Years in prison:
2.5
Year of crime:
2014
Year of initial conviction:
2015
Year conviction overturned:
2018
View case
2015
2
Patryk Pachecka
Most serious offence:
Murder
Years in prison:
5
Year of crime:
2016
Year of initial conviction:
2016
Year conviction overturned:
2021
View case
Grzegorz Szal
Most serious offence:
Murder
Years in prison:
5
Year of crime:
2016
Year of initial conviction:
2016
Year conviction overturned:
2021
View case
2016