Clifford Card

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Charge:	Sexual Assault (includes aggravated)
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Years Imprisoned:	1
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Year Convicted:	2005
Year Cleared:	2006
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	United Kingdom
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Clifford Card was wrongly convicted in April 2005 of sexually assaulting a boy. Card was acquitted of assaulting the boy's sister. Relying on evidence that the assault never occurred and the boy -- and girl -- only told the molestation story at the insistence of his mother, in May 2006 the Court of Appeals quashed Card's conviction and did not order a retrial. The prosecution agreed with the court's ruling."
Conviction Caused By:	The alleged young victim told police a story that his mother had told him to tell.
Innocence Proved By:	In May 2006 the Court of Appeals quashed Card's conviction and did not order a retrial.
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Age When Imprisoned:	59
Age When Released:	60
Sex:	Male
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Information Source 1:	"Sex Conviction Quashed by Judges, BBC News, May 11, 2006"
Information Location 1:	http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/norfolk/4762849.stm
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Clifford Card

Charge:

Sexual Assault (includes aggravated)

Sentence:

Years Imprisoned:

1

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

2005

Year Cleared:

2006

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

United Kingdom

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

The alleged young victim told police a story that his mother had told him to tell.

Innocence Proved By:

In May 2006 the Court of Appeals quashed Card's conviction and did not order a retrial.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

59

Age When Released:

60

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Information Source 1:

"Sex Conviction Quashed by Judges, BBC News, May 11, 2006"

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/norfolk/4762849.stm

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