Knut Trygve Halvorsen

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Charge:	Rape
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Year Convicted:	1984
Year Cleared:	2002
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Norway
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Knut Trygve Halvorsen was wrongly convicted in 1984 of four rape/sexual assaults based on the eyewitness identification of the victims. In 1996 private investigator Tore Sandberg began investigating the case. After a six year investigation Sandberg uncovered new evidence of his innocence, and he was acquitted of rape 2002."
Conviction Caused By:	Erroneous eyewitness identification.
Innocence Proved By:	"After a six year investigation Sandberg uncovered new evidence of his innocence, and he was acquitted of rape 2002."
Defendant Aided By:	"Norwegian journalist and private investigator Tore Sandberg worked on his case for 6 years, from 1996 to 202."
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"Tore Sandberg email to Hans Sherrer, May 29, 2008"
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Knut Trygve Halvorsen

Charge:

Rape

Sentence:

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1984

Year Cleared:

2002

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Norway

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Erroneous eyewitness identification.

Innocence Proved By:

"After a six year investigation Sandberg uncovered new evidence of his innocence, and he was acquitted of rape 2002."

Defendant Aided By:

"Norwegian journalist and private investigator Tore Sandberg worked on his case for 6 years, from 1996 to 202."

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

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"Tore Sandberg email to Hans Sherrer, May 29, 2008"

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