Moses Kutumela

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Charge:	Robbery (includes armed robbery)
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Year Crime:	2000
Year Convicted:	2000
Year Cleared:	2004
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	South Africa
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Moses Kutumela was wrongly convicted of robbery with aggravating circumstances in 2000. In March 2004 Kutumela's conviction and sentence were overturned and he was ordered released immediately. However, Kutumela wasn't released for three months, until June 2004. Kutumela filed a compensation suit for his delayed release against the Justice Department and the Correctional Service Department. In May 2009 the Pretoria High Court awarded him R50,000 compensation for his deprivation of liberty, inconvenience and the discomfort he suffered. (The Rand is South Africa's money.) That amounted to US$5,850 at the exchange rate of 0.1170 on May 15, 2009."
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Innocence Proved By:	In March 2004 Moses Kutumela conviction and sentence were overturned and he was ordered released immediately.
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Compensation Awarded:	"R50,000 ($5,850) May 2009"
Was Perpetrator Identified?
Age When Imprisoned:	23
Age When Released:	27
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"Who is to blame, By Zelda Venter, Pretoria News, May 15, 2009"
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Moses Kutumela

Charge:

Robbery (includes armed robbery)

Sentence:

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

2000

Year Convicted:

2000

Year Cleared:

2004

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

South Africa

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

In March 2004 Moses Kutumela conviction and sentence were overturned and he was ordered released immediately.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

"R50,000 ($5,850) May 2009"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

23

Age When Released:

27

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"Who is to blame, By Zelda Venter, Pretoria News, May 15, 2009"

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http://www.pretorianews.co.za/?fSectionId=&fArticleId=vn20090515061441517C740366

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