Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
"Fraud (passing bad checks, documents, casino, bankrupcy, etc.)" |
Sentence: |
3 years |
Years Imprisoned: |
0.2 |
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Year Convicted: |
2003 |
Year Cleared: |
2003 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Australia |
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Result: |
Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary of Case: |
"Pauline Hanson was co-defendant of David Ettridge. The 'One-Nation Two' were the co-founders of Australia's One-Nation party in 1997. The two were wrongly convicted in 2003 of fraudulently registering the "One-Nation" party in Australia. Sentenced to three years in prison on August 20, 2003, the conviction of both co-founder's were quashed on November 6, 2003 and both were immediately released from prison after serving 78 days of their three year sentences. Hanson was denied compensation." |
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Innocence Proved By: |
"Conviction unanimously quashed by a three judge panel of Queensland's Court of Appeal on November 6, 2003." |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
49 |
Age When Released: |
49 |
Sex: |
Female |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
White |
Information Source 1: |
"Australia's Hanson Free From Jail, BBC News, World edition, November 6, 2003" |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3245859.stm |
Information Source 2: |
"Right-wing politician freed in Australia after court ruling, Around the World section,The Seattle Times, Nov. 7, 2003, p. A17" |
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"Hanson blasts beattie after losing comp claim, ABC online, October 26, 2005" |
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http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200510/s1491438.htm |
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