Wrongly Convicted Database Record
|
Charge: |
"Fraud (passing bad checks, documents, casino, bankrupcy, etc.)" |
Sentence: |
2 years |
Years Imprisoned: |
|
Year Crime: |
|
Year Convicted: |
2010 |
Year Cleared: |
2011 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Taiwan |
County or Region of Crime: |
|
City of Crime: |
Taipei |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
"Diane Lee was wrongly convicted on February 5, 2010 of committing fraud by violating a Taiwanese law that a person with dual-citizenship could not hold a public office. She was sentenced to two years in prison. On August 23, 2011 the Taiwan High Court acquitted Diane Lee." |
Conviction Caused By: |
|
Innocence Proved By: |
"On August 23, 2011 the Taiwan High Court acquitted Diane Lee." |
Defendant Aided By: |
|
Compensation Awarded: |
|
Was Perpetrator Identified? |
|
Age When Imprisoned: |
|
Age When Released: |
|
Sex: |
Female |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
Asian |
Information Source 1: |
"Diane Lees fraud conviction quashed by the High Court, By Rich Chang and Chris Wang, Taipei Times, August 24, 2011" |
Information Location 1: |
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2011/08/24/2003511511 |
Information Source 2: |
"TSU files a lawsuit against judges in the Diane Lee case, By Chris Wang, Taipei Times, August 27, 2011" |
Information Location 2: |
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2011/08/27/2003511781 |
Information Source 3: |
|
Information Location 3: |
|
Information Source 4: |
|
Information Location 4: |
|
Information Source 5: |
|
Information Location 5: |
|
Book About Case: |
|
Book Information: |
|
Book About Case (2): |
|
Book Information (2): |
|
Movie About Case: |
|
Comments About Case: |
Innocents Database Created and Maintained by Hans Sherrer innocents@forejustice.org