Andrew Kayachith

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Charge:	Conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking
Sentence:	Exonerated After Conviction But Prior to Sentencing
Years Imprisoned:	5.33
Year Crime:	2009
Year Convicted:	2012
Year Cleared:	2016
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Tennessee - Federal Case
County or Region of Crime:	Davidson
City of Crime:	Nashville
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Idris Ibrahim Fahra, Andrew Kayachith, and Yassin Abdirahman Yusuf were codefendants wrongly convicted on May 3, 2012 of conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking of juveniles. After their convictions by a jury, but prior to their sentencing, the three filed motions for the judge to grant a post-verdict judgment of acquittal based on the prosecutions failure to introduce sufficient evidence to prove each of the elements of the single-conspiracy alleged in their indictment. The trial judge agreed, acquitting the three codefendants based on insufficient evidence of their guilt, and the government appealed. On March 3, 2016 the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the trial judge's ruling, stating: "Consequently, the variance between the charges in the indictment and the evidence produced at trial is reversible error and the acquittals are warranted." (USA v. Idris Fahra, et al., Nos. 13-5122, 13-6391, 13-6422 (6th Cir., 3-3-2016))"
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Innocence Proved By:	"On March 3, 2016 the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the trial judge's ruling, stating: "Consequently, the variance between the charges in the indictment and the evidence produced at trial is reversible error and the acquittals are warranted." (USA v. Idris Fahra, et al., Nos. 13-5122, 13-6391, 13-6422 (6th Cir., 3-3-2016))"
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Age When Imprisoned:	20
Age When Released:	25
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Asian
Information Source 1:	"USA v. Idris Fahra, et al., Nos. 13-5122, 13-6391, 13-6422 (6th Cir., 3-3-2016) (Affirming district court's post-verdict judgment of acquittal for three defendants.)"
Information Location 1:	http://www.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/16a0121n-06.pdf
Information Source 2:	"Appeals court blasts Somali gang sex-trafficking case, By Stacey Barchenger, The Tennessean, March 3, 2016"
Information Location 2:	http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/crime/2016/03/03/appeals-court-blasts-somali-gang-sex-trafficking-case/81249316/
Information Source 3:	"Verdicts Returned in Somali Sex Trafficking Case, Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle Dist. of Tennessee, May 3, 2012"
Information Location 3:	https://www.justice.gov/archive/usao/tnm/pressReleases/2012/5-4-12.html
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Andrew Kayachith

Charge:

Conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking

Sentence:

Exonerated After Conviction But Prior to Sentencing

Years Imprisoned:

5.33

Year Crime:

2009

Year Convicted:

2012

Year Cleared:

2016

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Tennessee - Federal Case

County or Region of Crime:

Davidson

City of Crime:

Nashville

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

20

Age When Released:

25

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Asian

Information Source 1:

"USA v. Idris Fahra, et al., Nos. 13-5122, 13-6391, 13-6422 (6th Cir., 3-3-2016) (Affirming district court's post-verdict judgment of acquittal for three defendants.)"

Information Location 1:

http://www.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/16a0121n-06.pdf

Information Source 2:

"Appeals court blasts Somali gang sex-trafficking case, By Stacey Barchenger, The Tennessean, March 3, 2016"

Information Location 2:

http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/crime/2016/03/03/appeals-court-blasts-somali-gang-sex-trafficking-case/81249316/

Information Source 3:

"Verdicts Returned in Somali Sex Trafficking Case, Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle Dist. of Tennessee, May 3, 2012"

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https://www.justice.gov/archive/usao/tnm/pressReleases/2012/5-4-12.html

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