Shui-Yee Shirley Chen

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Charge:	Customs Violation
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Year Convicted:	1978
Year Cleared:	1979
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Washington - Federal Case
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Shui-Yee Shirley Chen was wrongly convicted of failing to file out a Customs reporting form. In 1979 the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated Chen's conviction on the basis she had no knowledge of a legal requirement to file the report as required by the statute, and hence she could have had no intent to violate the law."
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Sex:	Female
Skin/Ethnicity:	Asian
Information Source 1:	"U.S. v. Chen, 605 F.2d 433 (9th Cir.1979)"
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Shui-Yee Shirley Chen

Charge:

Customs Violation

Sentence:

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1978

Year Cleared:

1979

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Washington - Federal Case

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Female

Skin/Ethnicity:

Asian

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"U.S. v. Chen, 605 F.2d 433 (9th Cir.1979)"

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