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Aaron James Holliday

 

Charge:

Incitement to commit crime

Sentence:

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

Year Cleared:

2017

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Australia

County or Region of Crime:

Australian Capital Territory

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

"Aaron James Holliday as wrongly convicted of "committed the offence of incitement in that he urged [another person] to kidnap" two witnesses in a sex offense case in which his sentencign was paending."

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On September 6, 2017 the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory quashed Holliday's two convictions for inciting another person to procure a third person to commit two kidnappings on the basis no kidnappings -- i.e., substantive officense -- had taken place."

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Was Perpetrator Identified?

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Sex:

Male

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Information Source 1:

"The Queen v. Aaron James Holliday, [2017] HCA 35 (Australia High Court, 9-6-2017) (Dismissed prosecution appeal of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory quashing Holliday's convictions.)"

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http://eresources.hcourt.gov.au/downloadPdf/2017/HCA/35

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