Plisila Kamene

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Charge:	Assault - Aggravated (including causing bodily harm)
Sentence:	1 year
Years Imprisoned:	0.67
Year Crime:	2003
Year Convicted:	2005
Year Cleared:	2009
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Kenya
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Plisila Kamene was co-defendant of Catherin Karema. Both women were convicted of assault causing actual bodily harm, while a third co-defendant was acquitted. The women were convicted after a bench trial solely on the basis of a lone eyewitnesses uncorroborated testimony. Catherin Karema and Plisila Kamene appealed. On January 29, 2009 the The High Court of Kenya At Meru reversed their convictions and sentence, and acquitted them on the basis the uncorrobotated testimony of a lone eyewitness was not sufficient evidence to support the charge."
Conviction Caused By:	The uncorroborated testimony of a lone eyewitness.
Innocence Proved By:	"Conviction overturned by The High Court of Kenya At Meru on January 29, 2009."
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Sex:	Female
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	Catherin Karema & another v Republic [2009] eKLR
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Plisila Kamene

Charge:

Assault - Aggravated (including causing bodily harm)

Sentence:

1 year

Years Imprisoned:

0.67

Year Crime:

2003

Year Convicted:

2005

Year Cleared:

2009

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Kenya

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

The uncorroborated testimony of a lone eyewitness.

Innocence Proved By:

"Conviction overturned by The High Court of Kenya At Meru on January 29, 2009."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Female

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

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Catherin Karema & another v Republic [2009] eKLR

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http://www.kenyalaw.org

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