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Richard John Doney

 

Charge:

Drug related conspiracy

Sentence:

16 years

Years Imprisoned:

6.5

Year Crime:

1984

Year Convicted:

1989

Year Cleared:

2001

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Australia

County or Region of Crime:

New South Wales

City of Crime:

Randwick

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Richard John Doney

Conviction Caused By:

Erroneous expert document testimony.

Innocence Proved By:

"On November 30, 2001 the New South Wales Criminal Court of Appeal quashed Doney's conviction."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

No (Denied by NSW 2010)

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

Regina v. Doney [2001] NSWCCA 463 (11-30-2001) (Quashing convictions and ordering acquittal)

Information Location 1:

http://www.richarddoney.com/images/docs/decision.pdf

Information Source 2:

Richarddoney.com (last visited 1-6-2015)

Information Location 2:

http://www.richarddoney.com/

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