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Amanda Edge-Gougen

 

Charge:

Contempt of Court

Sentence:

5 months 29 days suspended & 6 months probation

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

2014

Year Convicted:

2014

Year Cleared:

2015

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Florida

County or Region of Crime:

Santa Rosa

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

"Amanda Edge-Gougen was wrongly convicted of contempt of court in Santa Rosa County, Florida. "

Conviction Caused By:

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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Sex:

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"

Information Location 2:

http://www.pnj.com/story/news/crime/2015/12/28/lawyer-contempt-conviction-overturned/77988736/

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