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Evans wins appeal for rape retrial
Footballer was convicted in 2012 and jailed for two years
The outcome of the Shakespearean modern-day classic, where legacy was reborn, continues to resonate in the mind of Morning Star boxing writer JOHN WIGHT
Footballer Ched Evans won his appeal against his conviction for raping a 19-year-old woman yesterday.
Court of Appeal judges in London ordered that he must now face a fresh trial.
Evans, now 27, was convicted in April 2012, having been found guilty at Caernarfon Crown Court of raping the woman at a hotel in Rhyl, north Wales.
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