Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Contempt of Court |
Sentence: |
5 months 29 days suspended & 6 months probation |
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Year Crime: |
2014 |
Year Convicted: |
2014 |
Year Cleared: |
2015 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Florida |
County or Region of Crime: |
Santa Rosa |
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Result: |
Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
"Amanda Edge-Gougen was wrongly convicted of contempt of court in Santa Rosa County, Florida. " |
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Innocence Proved By: |
"On December 28, 2015 the Florida First District Court of Appeals reversed Edge-Gougen's conviction on the basis the judge's conduct violated her right to due process and the judge had no first hand knowledge that would justify ordering that she take a breathalyzer." |
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Female |
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Information Source 1: |
"Amanda Edge-Gougen vs State of Florida, No. 14-5812 (FL. 1st Dist. Ct. of Appeal, 12/28/2015) (Reverse conviction on due process violation grounds)" |
Information Location 1: |
https://edca.1dca.org/DCADocs/2014/5812/145812_DC13_12282015_093716_i.pdf |
Information Source 2: |
"Lawyer contempt conviction overturned, By Kevin Robinson, Pensacola News-Journal, December 28, 2015" |
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http://www.pnj.com/story/news/crime/2015/12/28/lawyer-contempt-conviction-overturned/77988736/ |
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