Nian Bin

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Charge:	Murder
Sentence:	Death
Years Imprisoned:	8
Year Crime:	2006
Year Convicted:	2008
Year Cleared:	2014
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	China
County or Region of Crime:	Fujian
City of Crime:	Fujian City
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Nian Bin was wrongly convicted four times of murder in the poisoning deaths of children in eastern China. Bin's conviction was based on his confession that he retracted as coerced by police torture. Bin was sentenced to death. He was acquitted by the Fujian High People's Court and released on August 22, 2014. Nian Bin, with his family members and attorneys, applied for compensation of more than 15 million yuan ($2.4 million) on Dec 25, 2014. On February 17, 2015 the Intermediate People's Court of Fuzhou City announced its decision to award Bin compensation of 1.139 million yuan (US$182,100) -- 589,000 yuan for loss of personal freedom and another 550,000 yuan for mental suffering."
Conviction Caused By:	False confession obtained by police torture.
Innocence Proved By:	"Nian Bin was acquitted by the Fujian High People's Court and released on August 22, 2014."
Defendant Aided By:	Attorney Gongsun Xue.
Compensation Awarded:	"1.139 million yuan (China, Feb. 15, 2015) (US$182,100 at exchange rate.)"
Was Perpetrator Identified?
Age When Imprisoned:	30
Age When Released:	38
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Chinese
Information Source 1:	"Wrongful convictions overturned as Chinese laws progress, By Staff writers, China Daily/Asia News Network, September 9, 2014"
Information Location 1:	http://news.asiaone.com/news/asia/wrongful-convictions-overturned-chinese-laws-progress
Information Source 2:	"Chinese man compensated for 8-year wrongful custody, By staff writer,.xinhuanet.com, February 17, 2015"
Information Location 2:	http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2015-02/17/c_134003624.htm
Information Source 3:	"Chinese man compensated for 8 years wrongful custody, By staff writer, China Daily USA, February 17, 2015"
Information Location 3:	http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-02/17/content_19614929.htm
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Nian Bin

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

Death

Years Imprisoned:

8

Year Crime:

2006

Year Convicted:

2008

Year Cleared:

2014

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

China

County or Region of Crime:

Fujian

City of Crime:

Fujian City

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

False confession obtained by police torture.

Innocence Proved By:

"Nian Bin was acquitted by the Fujian High People's Court and released on August 22, 2014."

Defendant Aided By:

Attorney Gongsun Xue.

Compensation Awarded:

"1.139 million yuan (China, Feb. 15, 2015) (US$182,100 at exchange rate.)"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

30

Age When Released:

38

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Chinese

Information Source 1:

"Wrongful convictions overturned as Chinese laws progress, By Staff writers, China Daily/Asia News Network, September 9, 2014"

Information Location 1:

http://news.asiaone.com/news/asia/wrongful-convictions-overturned-chinese-laws-progress

Information Source 2:

"Chinese man compensated for 8-year wrongful custody, By staff writer,.xinhuanet.com, February 17, 2015"

Information Location 2:

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2015-02/17/c_134003624.htm

Information Source 3:

"Chinese man compensated for 8 years wrongful custody, By staff writer, China Daily USA, February 17, 2015"

Information Location 3:

http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-02/17/content_19614929.htm

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