Kevin Patrick Leahy

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Charge:	Rape
Sentence:	5 years
Years Imprisoned:	0.625
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Year Cleared:	2008
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	New Zealand
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	Kevin Patrick Leahy was wrongly convicted in February 2008 of raping a woman based on her testimony that he raped her after a night of drinking beer and whiskey. The woman admitted she drank voluntarily and she was conscious and didn't make any verbal or physical effort to indicate to Kevin Leahy that she didn't want to engage in sex. Leahy was sentenced to five years imprisonment. In August 2008 the Court of Appeals ordered his release pending his appeal. In October 2008 Leahy's conviction was quashed and he was ordered acquitted on the basis of insufficient evidence a crime had occurred. Leahy was wrongly imprisoned for seven months.
Conviction Caused By:	"Vague testimony of the alleged "rape" victim."
Innocence Proved By:	In October 2008 Leahy's conviction was quashed and he was ordered acquitted on the basis of insufficient evidence a crime had occurred. Leahy was wrongly imprisoned for six months.
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"Rape conviction overturned on appeal, New Zealand Press Assoc (stuff.co.nz), October 28, 2008"
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Kevin Patrick Leahy

Charge:

Rape

Sentence:

5 years

Years Imprisoned:

0.625

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

Year Cleared:

2008

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

New Zealand

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

"Vague testimony of the alleged "rape" victim."

Innocence Proved By:

In October 2008 Leahy's conviction was quashed and he was ordered acquitted on the basis of insufficient evidence a crime had occurred. Leahy was wrongly imprisoned for six months.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"Rape conviction overturned on appeal, New Zealand Press Assoc (stuff.co.nz), October 28, 2008"

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http://www.stuff.co.nz/4742101a11.html

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