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Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Assault (Including Battery) |
Sentence: |
2 years |
Years Imprisoned: |
2.42 |
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Year Convicted: |
2003 |
Year Cleared: |
2005 |
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Canada |
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Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary of Case: |
"John Charles Cooper was wrongly convicted of assault and making threats against a Charlottetown, Prince Edwards Island woman in 2003. Released in March 2005. In March 2007, Cooper filed a $1.5 million lawsuit against the Charlottetown police and the Prince Edward island Attorney General's Office, for his 29 months of wrongful imprisonment." |
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Innocence Proved By: |
Conviction quashed in March 2005. |
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Male |
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White |
Information Source 1: |
"Charlottetown man sues for wrongful conviction, CBC News, March 7, 2007" |
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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/prince-edward-island/story/2007/03/07/cooper-lawsuit.html |
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Innocents Database Created and Maintained by Hans Sherrer innocents@forejustice.org