Colin Murphy

Years in prison:
4
Year of crime:
1990
Year conviction was overturned:
2004

Colin Murphy was convicted of conspiracy to supply canabis, after him and his co-defendant were kept under surveillance and a property search recovered large quantities of canabis resin. The conviction was quashed when the officers involved in the case were subject to convictions and discipliniary findings relating to drugs-related investigations.

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  • Offence: Drugs offences
  • Jurisdiction: England & Wales
  • County: Kent 
  • Ethnicity: Unknown
  • Gender: M
  • Years in prison: 4
  • Offence convicted of: Conspiracy to supply cannabis
  • Year of crime: 1990
  • Year of initial conviction: 1991
  • Year conviction was overturned: 2004
  • Age when imprisoned: Unknown
  • CCRC Referral: Y
  • Tried with others: Y
  • Link to full case: Not available
  • Type of fresh evidence at appeal: Evidence casting doubt on the integrity of police
  • Compensation: Unknown
  • Crown argued case at CofA: No
  • Retrial: Unknown
  • Previous appeals: Unknown

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