Luke Dougherty
Years in prison:
1
Year of crime:
1972
Year conviction was overturned:
1973
Luke Dougherty was convicted of theft after two witnesses picked his face out of a police album. On appeal, his alibi was corroborated by around 50 witnesses and his conviction was quashed.
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- Jurisdiction: England & Wales
- County: Unknown
- Ethnicity: Unknown
- Gender: M
- Years in prison: 1
- Offence convicted of: Theft
- Year of crime: 1972
- Year of initial conviction: 1972
- Year conviction was overturned: 1973
- Affirmative evidence of innocence: Y
- Age when imprisoned: Unknown
- CCRC Referral: N
- Tried with others: N
- Link to full case: Not available
- Type of fresh evidence at appeal: Other
- Compensation: Unknown
- Crown argued case at CofA: Unknown
- Retrial: Unknown
- Previous appeals: Unknown