Lawrence Butler

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Charge:	Murder
Sentence:	23 years
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Year Crime:	2009
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Year Cleared:	2013
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Australia
County or Region of Crime:	Victoria
City of Crime:	Whittington
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Lawrence Butler was wrongly convicted in December 2009 of murdering Trevor Tascas in Victoria, Australia. Although Tascas' body was not found and there was no evidence he was deceased, the prosecution alleged he was killed in October 2005. The jury convicted Butler of murder and he was sentenced to 23 years in prison. After Butler's conviction was quashed on appeal in January 2012 he was released after 26 months in custody. Butler was retried, but for manslaughter, not murder. In September 2013 the jury acquitted Butler after his retrial."
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Innocence Proved By:	In September 2013 the jury acquitted Butler after his retrial.
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Age When Imprisoned:	45
Age When Released:	48
Sex:	Male
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Information Source 1:	"The Butler didn't do it, By Anthea Cannon (staff), Geelong Advertiser, September 30th, 2013"
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Lawrence Butler

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

23 years

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

2009

Year Convicted:

Year Cleared:

2013

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Australia

County or Region of Crime:

Victoria

City of Crime:

Whittington

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

In September 2013 the jury acquitted Butler after his retrial.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

45

Age When Released:

48

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Information Source 1:

"The Butler didn't do it, By Anthea Cannon (staff), Geelong Advertiser, September 30th, 2013"

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http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2013/09/30/373870_news.html

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