Ben Edwards

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Charge:	Inflicting Grievous Bodily Harm
Sentence:	9 months weekend detention
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Year Crime:	2008
Year Convicted:	2008
Year Cleared:	2008
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Australia
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Ben Edwards was wrongly convicted in April 2008 of assaulting a nightclub bouncer. Edwards was convicted even though the victim didn't identify him as the man who attacked him. Edwards was sentenced to nine months weekend detention. On direct appeal his conviction was overturned on the basis of insufficient evidence. The judge said holes in the prosecution's case are so big ''you can drive through it without any risk of hitting the sides.""
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Innocence Proved By:	On direct appeal his conviction was overturned on the basis of insufficient evidence.
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Sex:	Male
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Information Source 1:	"Judge rebukes magistrate over ex-kickboxer's assault conviction, The Canberra Times, October 30, 2008"
Information Location 1:	http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/judge-rebukes-magistrate-over-exkickboxers-assault-conviction/1347267.aspx
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Ben Edwards

Charge:

Inflicting Grievous Bodily Harm

Sentence:

9 months weekend detention

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

2008

Year Convicted:

2008

Year Cleared:

2008

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Australia

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City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

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Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

On direct appeal his conviction was overturned on the basis of insufficient evidence.

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Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

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Male

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Information Source 1:

"Judge rebukes magistrate over ex-kickboxer's assault conviction, The Canberra Times, October 30, 2008"

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http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/judge-rebukes-magistrate-over-exkickboxers-assault-conviction/1347267.aspx

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