Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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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." |
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Compensation Awarded: |
No (Denied by NSW 2010) |
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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) |
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http://www.richarddoney.com/ |
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