Curtis Long

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Charge:	Assault (Including Battery)
Sentence:	6 years and six strokes wi th a tamarind rod
Years Imprisoned:	3.43
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Year Convicted:	2006
Year Cleared:	2009
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Saint Kitts and Nevis
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Co-defendant of two brothers and Kassim Buchanan. All four were wrongly convicted in January 2006 of “wounding with intent” for wounds inflicted on the face and body of the victim. The primary evidence against them was the identification by the victim. All four were sentenced to 6 years in prison and six strokes wi th a tamarind rod. After their convictions the defendants learned that the prosecution failed to disclose an exculpatory witness and the statement he provided. On May 20, 2009 the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal ruled that the prosecution's failure to disclose the exculpatory evidence "clearly prejudiced" the four defendant's "fundamental right to a fair and free trial," and quashed their convictions and sentences. They were released after 3 years and 5 months of imprisonment."
Conviction Caused By:	Eyewitness misidentification by the victim.
Innocence Proved By:	"On May 20, 2009 the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal ruled that the prosecution's failure to disclose the exculpatory evidence "clearly prejudiced" the four defendant's "fundamental right to a fair and free trial," and quashed their convictions and sentences. "
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"Buchanan and Long brothers freed by Court of Appeal, By Terresa McCall (staff), SKNVibes (Basseterre, St. Kitts), May 21, 2009"
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Curtis Long

Charge:

Assault (Including Battery)

Sentence:

6 years and six strokes wi th a tamarind rod

Years Imprisoned:

3.43

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

2006

Year Cleared:

2009

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Saint Kitts and Nevis

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Eyewitness misidentification by the victim.

Innocence Proved By:

"On May 20, 2009 the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal ruled that the prosecution's failure to disclose the exculpatory evidence "clearly prejudiced" the four defendant's "fundamental right to a fair and free trial," and quashed their convictions and sentences. "

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Was Perpetrator Identified?

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Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"Buchanan and Long brothers freed by Court of Appeal, By Terresa McCall (staff), SKNVibes (Basseterre, St. Kitts), May 21, 2009"

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www.sknvibes.com/Legal/NewsDetails.cfm/9728

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