Daniel Mahlalela

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Charge:	Murder and Robbery
Sentence:	Life Imprisonment plus 25 years
Years Imprisoned:	16
Year Crime:	2000
Year Convicted:	2000
Year Cleared:	2016
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	South Africa
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City of Crime:	Pretoria
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Daniel Mahlalela was wrongly convicted on November 1, 2000 of murder and robbery of R8,000 from the victim in Pretoria, South Africa. After his conviction following a bench trial, Mahlalela's prosecution was based on the suspicious action that on the day of the crime he and two other men each deposited R2,000 in the same bank and were assited by the same teller. Mahlalela was sentenced to life in prison for murder, and 25 years in prison for robbery. On November 30, 2016 the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in Bloemfontein reversed Mahlalela's conviction and ordered his acquittal based on the prosecution's failure to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt by relying on suspicion and not evidence."
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Innocence Proved By:	"On November 30, 2016 the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in Bloemfontein reversed Mahlalela's conviction and ordered his acquittal based on the prosecution's failure to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. "
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"Man acquitted of murder after 16 years in jail, By Jeanette Chabalala (Staff writer), News24 (South Africa), November 30, 2016"
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Daniel Mahlalela

Charge:

Murder and Robbery

Sentence:

Life Imprisonment plus 25 years

Years Imprisoned:

16

Year Crime:

2000

Year Convicted:

2000

Year Cleared:

2016

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

South Africa

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Pretoria

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On November 30, 2016 the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in Bloemfontein reversed Mahlalela's conviction and ordered his acquittal based on the prosecution's failure to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. "

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Was Perpetrator Identified?

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Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"Man acquitted of murder after 16 years in jail, By Jeanette Chabalala (Staff writer), News24 (South Africa), November 30, 2016"

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http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/man-acquitted-of-murder-after-16-years-in-jail-20161130

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