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Luckhurst, Frederick Charles

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Frederick Charles Luckhurst was convicted in September 1966 of theft. Mr Luckhurst received a sentence of 12 months’ imprisonment and was formally dismissed from the police force.

The CCRC received an application for review of the conviction in March 2006.

Following investigation, the CCRC concluded that the non-disclosure to the defence of a significant prosecution witness statement raised a real possibility Mr Luckhurst’s conviction would be overturned.

In this statement, a witness had provided a description of the perpetrator inconsistent with the appearance of Mr Luckhurst.

Had the defence known of this statement, it would likely have featured prominently in cross-examination.

In addition, the CCRC found that there had been an “imperfect” identification parade procedure.

The CCRC referred the conviction in October 2009.

The Court of Appeal upheld the conviction in October 2010.