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Wrongly
Convicted Database
Record
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Years
Imprisoned:
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1 |
Charge: |
Rape |
Sentence: |
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Year Convicted: |
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Year
Cleared:
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2004 |
Location
of Trial:
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Norway |
Result:
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Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary
of Case:
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Wrongly convicted of rape in 2003 based on the eyewitness identification of the victim. He was acquitted in 2004 after a one-year investigation by private investigator Tore Sandberg uncovered new evidence of his innocence. |
Conviction
Caused By:
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Erroneous eyewitness identification. |
Innocence
Proved By:
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Defendant
Aided By:
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"Norwegian journalist and private investigator Tore Sandberg worked on his case for 1 years, from 2003 to 2004.." |
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Was Perpetrator Found? |
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Information Source 1: |
"Tore Sandberg email to Hans Sherrer, May 29, 2008" |
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Ethnicity/Skin:
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White |
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