Tony Le-Ta

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Charge:	Drug Related (Possession or sale)
Sentence:	16 years 10 months with 14 year 10 month min.
Years Imprisoned:	2.67
Year Crime:	2017
Year Convicted:	2019
Year Cleared:	2020
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Australia
County or Region of Crime:	Western Australia
City of Crime:	Port Hedland
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Tony Le-Ta was wrongly convicted on February 12, 2019 of delivering over 20 kg of cocaine to another in Port Hedland, Western Australia on May 28, 2017. Le-Ta was a Canadian citizen. On February 5, 2020 the Supreme Court of Western Australia quashed Le-Ta's conviction and ordered his acquittal on the basis the prosecution failed to introduce sufficient evidence at trial to prove his guilt of handling the suitcase of cocaine beyond a reasonable doubt."
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Innocence Proved By:	"On February 5, 2020 the Supreme Court of Western Australia quashed Le-Ta's conviction and ordered his acquittal on the basis the prosecution failed to introduce sufficient evidence at trial to prove his guilt of handling the suitcase of cocaine beyond a reasonable doubt."
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Age When Imprisoned:	27
Age When Released:	30
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Asian
Information Source 1:	Le-Ta -v- The State of Western Australia [2020] WASCA 14 (Quashing conviction and ordering acquittal based on insufficient evidence.)
Information Location 1:	https://ecourts.justice.wa.gov.au/eCourtsPortal/Decisions/ViewDecision?id=b3ecb548-cfb1-4797-a4f8-4bd93e97a5f2
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Tony Le-Ta

Charge:

Drug Related (Possession or sale)

Sentence:

16 years 10 months with 14 year 10 month min.

Years Imprisoned:

2.67

Year Crime:

2017

Year Convicted:

2019

Year Cleared:

2020

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Australia

County or Region of Crime:

Western Australia

City of Crime:

Port Hedland

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On February 5, 2020 the Supreme Court of Western Australia quashed Le-Ta's conviction and ordered his acquittal on the basis the prosecution failed to introduce sufficient evidence at trial to prove his guilt of handling the suitcase of cocaine beyond a reasonable doubt."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

27

Age When Released:

30

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Asian

Information Source 1:

Le-Ta -v- The State of Western Australia [2020] WASCA 14 (Quashing conviction and ordering acquittal based on insufficient evidence.)

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https://ecourts.justice.wa.gov.au/eCourtsPortal/Decisions/ViewDecision?id=b3ecb548-cfb1-4797-a4f8-4bd93e97a5f2

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