Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Rape |
Sentence: |
15 years |
Years Imprisoned: |
3 |
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Year Convicted: |
2003 |
Year Cleared: |
2006 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Namibia |
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Result: |
Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary of Case: |
"Wrongly convicted on September 11 2003, of raping a woman in 2003. Conviction quashed on appeal in October 2006 by the Namibia High Court." |
Conviction Caused By: |
False accusation by the alleged victim |
Innocence Proved By: |
Conviction quashed on appeal in October 2006 by the Namibia High Court. |
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Sex: |
Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
Black |
Information Source 1: |
"Fifteen-Year Rape Sentence Reversed, The Namibian, October 30, 2006" |
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http://allafrica.com/stories/printable/200610300594.html |
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Innocents Database Created and Maintained by Hans Sherrer innocents@forejustice.org