Alexander Hall
Years in prison:
11
Year of crime:
1984
Year conviction was overturned:
1998
Alexander Hall was convicted of the murder of Lorna Porter. There was significant witness evidence against Hall which implicated him in the murder. On appeal, it was revealed that a key prosecution witness may have lied – his evidence being in conflict with that of other witnesses. It was thus held the conviction was unsafe and a retrial was ordered. Hall was found not guilty at the retrial.
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- Jurisdiction: Scotland
- County: Lanarkshire
- Ethnicity: White
- Gender: M
- Years in prison: 11
- Offence convicted of: Murder
- Year of crime: 1984
- Year of initial conviction: 1988
- Year conviction was overturned: 1998
- Age when imprisoned: 33
- 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: Yes
- Retrial: Yes
- Previous appeals: Unsuccessful appeal in 1989