Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Hate Crime - speech only |
Sentence: |
"Fined $1,000" |
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Year Crime: |
2002 |
Year Convicted: |
2005 |
Year Cleared: |
2009 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Canada |
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Result: |
Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
David Ahenakew |
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Innocence Proved By: |
Convicted overturned on appeal and acquitted after a retrial. |
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Age When Released: |
75 |
Sex: |
Male |
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Native |
Information Source 1: |
"Aboriginal leader acquitted of Jew hatred, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, February 23, 2009" |
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http://jta.org/news/article/2009/02/23/1003208/aboriginal-leader-acquited-of-jew-hatred |
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"Canada native leader cleared in second hate trial, Reuters, February 23, 2009" |
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http://ca.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idCATRE51M5NZ20090223 |
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