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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- 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