Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Incitement to commit crime |
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Year Cleared: |
2017 |
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Australia |
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Australian Capital Territory |
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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." |
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"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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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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