Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
"Fraud (passing bad checks, documents, casino, bankrupcy, etc.)" |
Sentence: |
20 years |
Years Imprisoned: |
5 |
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Year Convicted: |
1998 |
Year Cleared: |
2003 |
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United Kingdom |
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England |
City of Crime: |
Nottingham |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary of Case: |
"Shokat Chenia was wrongly convicted November 17, 1998 of fraud and drug charges in Nottingham, England. Chenia was given consecutive sentences of 8 years for fraud and 12 years for the drug charges, for a total of 20 years. " |
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"Justice for Shokat Chenia, MOJUK website" |
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http://www.mojuk.org.uk/2003/shokat.html |
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