Frank Laverick

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Charge:	Drug Related (Possession or sale)
Sentence:	20 years
Years Imprisoned:	2
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Year Convicted:	2005
Year Cleared:	2007
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Ghana
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	Frank Laverick was co-defendant of John David Logan. Both men were wrongly convicted in 2005 of being involved in an £80 million ($160 million) drug smuggling ring. Sentenced to 20 years of hard labor in prison. In December 2007 the Ghana Supreme Court of Ghana quashed the conviction and sentence of both Laverick and John Logan after acquitting the men. Both men were ordered released after two years of wrongful imprisoment.
Conviction Caused By:	Police sting.
Innocence Proved By:	In December 2007 the Ghana Supreme Court of Ghana quashed the conviction and sentence of both Laverick and Logan after acquitting the men.
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Age When Imprisoned:	45
Age When Released:	47
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"Cleared of Ghana drug smuggling, By Peter Tennick, Hartlepool Mail (UK), January 2, 2008"
Information Location 1:	http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/Cleared-of-Ghana-drug-smuggling.3635456.jp
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Frank Laverick

Charge:

Drug Related (Possession or sale)

Sentence:

20 years

Years Imprisoned:

2

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

2005

Year Cleared:

2007

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Ghana

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Police sting.

Innocence Proved By:

In December 2007 the Ghana Supreme Court of Ghana quashed the conviction and sentence of both Laverick and Logan after acquitting the men.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

45

Age When Released:

47

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"Cleared of Ghana drug smuggling, By Peter Tennick, Hartlepool Mail (UK), January 2, 2008"

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http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/Cleared-of-Ghana-drug-smuggling.3635456.jp

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