Réjean Hinse

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Charge:	Robbery (includes armed robbery)
Sentence:	15 yrs
Years Imprisoned:	5
Year Crime:	1961
Year Convicted:	1964
Year Cleared:	1997
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Canada
County or Region of Crime:	Quebec
City of Crime:	Mont-Laurier
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Réjean Hinse was wrongly convicted in 1964 of a 1961 armed robbery committed in Mont-Laurier, Québec. Hinse's alibi defense the jury rejected was that at the time of the crime he was in Montreal 148 miles (238 km) from Mont-Laurier. Hinse was sentenced to 15 years in prison and released on parole in 1969 after serving 5 years. Hinse was acquitted by the Supreme Court of Canada in 1997 after an extension of time for filing an appeal was granted. It was announced on April 14, 2011 that Hinse was awarded compensation of $CAN8.6 million by the Canadian government. It was announced at the same time that he was also awarded compensation of CAN4.5 million by the Province of Quebec. The total award of $CAN13.1 million equals $13,609,333 at the conversion rate of $US1.0388803563 per CAN$."
Conviction Caused By:	Misidentification by the victims.
Innocence Proved By:	Acquitted by the Canadian Supreme Court in 1997 based on the admission of the actual robbers he wasn't involved.
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Compensation Awarded:	"CAN$13.1 million. ($CAN8.6 million by the Canadian government in April 2011. CAN4.5 million by the Province of Quebec in April 2011.) The total award of $CAN13.1 million equals US$13,609,333 at the conversion rate of $US1.0388803563 per CAN$."
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Age When Imprisoned:	26
Age When Released:	31
Sex:	Male
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Information Source 1:	AIDWYC website - Wrongful convictions webpage
Information Location 1:	http://www.aidwyc.org/
Information Source 2:	"Wrongly convicted Quebec man gets record $13.1M, CBC News, April 14, 2011"
Information Location 2:	http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2011/04/14/scoc-wrongful-conviction-compensation.html
Information Source 3:	"Nearly 50 Years Later, Réjean Hinse Obtains Compensation for Wrongful Conviction, Press Release by Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, April 14, 2011"
Information Location 3:	http://www.cnw.ca/en/releases/archive/April2011/14/c4162.html
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Réjean Hinse

Charge:

Robbery (includes armed robbery)

Sentence:

15 yrs

Years Imprisoned:

5

Year Crime:

1961

Year Convicted:

1964

Year Cleared:

1997

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Canada

County or Region of Crime:

Quebec

City of Crime:

Mont-Laurier

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Misidentification by the victims.

Innocence Proved By:

Acquitted by the Canadian Supreme Court in 1997 based on the admission of the actual robbers he wasn't involved.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

"CAN$13.1 million. ($CAN8.6 million by the Canadian government in April 2011. CAN4.5 million by the Province of Quebec in April 2011.) The total award of $CAN13.1 million equals US$13,609,333 at the conversion rate of $US1.0388803563 per CAN$."

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

26

Age When Released:

31

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Information Source 1:

AIDWYC website - Wrongful convictions webpage

Information Location 1:

http://www.aidwyc.org/

Information Source 2:

"Wrongly convicted Quebec man gets record $13.1M, CBC News, April 14, 2011"

Information Location 2:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2011/04/14/scoc-wrongful-conviction-compensation.html

Information Source 3:

"Nearly 50 Years Later, Réjean Hinse Obtains Compensation for Wrongful Conviction, Press Release by Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, April 14, 2011"

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http://www.cnw.ca/en/releases/archive/April2011/14/c4162.html

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