Annette Livingston

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Charge:	Murder
Sentence:	Life Imprisonment with possibility of parole
Years Imprisoned:	12
Year Crime:	2000
Year Convicted:	2003
Year Cleared:	2012
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Jamaica
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City of Crime:	Kingston
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Annette Livingston was wrongly convicted in March 2003 of the murder of attorney Shirley Playfair in Kingston, Jamaica in April 2000. She was jailed while awaiting trial. Annette was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 60 years. Two co-defendants were also convicted and sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole. Jamaica's Court of Appeals affirmed Livingston's conviction but reduced her sentence to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 35 years. (Annette is also known as Anneth) After the United Kingdom's Privy Council in London overturned her conviction on October 22, 2012, the prosecution dropped the charges and she was released on Christmas Eve 2012, after more than 12 years in custody."
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Innocence Proved By:	"The UK's Privy Council overturned Livingston's conviction on October 22, 2012, and she was released on Christmas Eve 2012 after the prosecution agreed to dismiss the charge against her."
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Age When Imprisoned:	43
Age When Released:	55
Sex:	Female
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"Anneth Livingston & Ramone Drysdale v. The Queen, [2012] UKPC 36"
Information Location 1:	http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKPC/2012/36.html
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Annette Livingston

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

Life Imprisonment with possibility of parole

Years Imprisoned:

12

Year Crime:

2000

Year Convicted:

2003

Year Cleared:

2012

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Jamaica

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Kingston

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"The UK's Privy Council overturned Livingston's conviction on October 22, 2012, and she was released on Christmas Eve 2012 after the prosecution agreed to dismiss the charge against her."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

43

Age When Released:

55

Sex:

Female

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"Anneth Livingston & Ramone Drysdale v. The Queen, [2012] UKPC 36"

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http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKPC/2012/36.html

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