Zhang Gaoping

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Charge:	Murder and Rape
Sentence:	15 years
Years Imprisoned:	10
Year Crime:	2003
Year Convicted:	2004
Year Cleared:	2013
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	China
County or Region of Crime:	Zhejiang
City of Crime:	Hangzhou
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Zhang Gaoping and his nephew Zhang Hui were codefendants wrongly convicted in 2004 of the murder and rape of a woman in Hangzhou, China. The two men falsely confessed under police pressure and that was the basis of their conviction. Gaoping was sentenced to 15 years in prison, and Hui was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve. Hui and Gaoping were acquitted on March 26, 2013 after their retrial. In acquitting the pair the Court noted there was new evidence showing the possibility of another suspect and the evidence prested during their first trial was insufficient to support their conviction. The two men were in custody from May 23, 2003, to March 26, 2013. On May 17, 2013 Gaoping and Hui were each awarded 1.105 million yuan (US$180,000) each in compensation."
Conviction Caused By:	Hui and Gaoping falsely confessed to the crime under pressure by police interrogators.
Innocence Proved By:	"Hui and Gaoping were acquitted on March 26, 2013 after their retrial."
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Compensation Awarded:	"1.105 million yuan (China, May 2013) (Equiv. US$180,000)"
Was Perpetrator Identified?	Yes
Age When Imprisoned:	38
Age When Released:	48
Sex:	Male
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Information Source 1:	"Zhejiang plans to probe men's wrongful conviction, By Yan Yiqi in Hangzhou and Cui Jia in Urumqi (staff writers), China Daily, April 10, 2013"
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Zhang Gaoping

Charge:

Murder and Rape

Sentence:

15 years

Years Imprisoned:

10

Year Crime:

2003

Year Convicted:

2004

Year Cleared:

2013

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

China

County or Region of Crime:

Zhejiang

City of Crime:

Hangzhou

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Hui and Gaoping falsely confessed to the crime under pressure by police interrogators.

Innocence Proved By:

"Hui and Gaoping were acquitted on March 26, 2013 after their retrial."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

"1.105 million yuan (China, May 2013) (Equiv. US$180,000)"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Yes

Age When Imprisoned:

38

Age When Released:

48

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Information Source 1:

"Zhejiang plans to probe men's wrongful conviction, By Yan Yiqi in Hangzhou and Cui Jia in Urumqi (staff writers), China Daily, April 10, 2013"

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http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013-04/10/content_16388176.htm

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