Description
Patrick Doak and Bridgene Kelly were convicted of fraud for false accounting when he was a manager at a care home. On appeal, new evidence from a former colleague who countersigned money sheets at the care home suggested that they had not acted dishonestly.
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Overview
Jurisdiction
Northern Ireland
First & Last Name
Patrick
Doak
Gender
M
Ethnicity
White
Age When Imprisoned
50
Age When Released
Years in Prison
Compensation
Compensation Paid
Compensation Link
Compensation Type
Compensation Amount
Dates
Year of Crime
2006
Year of Conviction
2014
Year Conviction was Overturned
2015
Excerpt
Research information
Reference
237
Link to Full Case
Offences
Offence
Other
Offence Convicted Of
Fraud; false accounting
Most Serious Offence
Other
Courts
Factors Involved
Guilty Plea
Tried with Others
Retrial
Majority Verdict
Unanimous Verdict
Evidence
Type of Witness Evidence
Affirmative Evidence of Innocence
Fresh Evidence
Other
CCRC Referral
Neutral Citation
Unknown
Online Press
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-27636739, https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/psychic-has-fraud-conviction-quashed-34271583.html, https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/northern-ireland-psychic-wins-appeal-over-fraud-conviction-1.2458727
Crown Argued Case at CofA
Previous Appeals
Unknown