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Brannan, John

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John Brannan was convicted in February 1992 of murder and received a sentence of life imprisonment.

The CCRC received an application for review of the conviction in July 1997.

A major issue at trial had been whether or not the victim had been armed with a gun which he had used to threaten Mr Brannan’s co-defendant.

During review, the CCRC obtained new evidence indicating that the police had information showing that the victim had possessed a gun. This had not been disclosed to Mr Brannan’s defence team.

The CCRC referred the conviction in October 1999.

The Court of Appeal quashed the conviction in February 2002.