34-year-old Man (Norway)

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Charge:	Rape
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Years Imprisoned:	4
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Year Convicted:	1994
Year Cleared:	1998
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Norway
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	Wrongly convicted of rape in December 1994 based on the eyewitness identification of the victim. He was acquitted February 1998 after a four year investigation by private investigator Tore Sandberg uncovered new evidence of his innocence.
Conviction Caused By:	Erroneous eyewitness identification.
Innocence Proved By:	He was acquitted February 1998 after a four year investigation by private investigator Tore Sandberg uncovered new evidence of his innocence.
Defendant Aided By:	"Norwegian journalist and private investigator Tore Sandberg worked on his case for 4 years, from 1994 to 1998."
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Was Perpetrator Identified?
Age When Imprisoned:	34
Age When Released:	38
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"Tore Sandberg email to Hans Sherrer, May 29, 2008"
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34-year-old Man (Norway)

Charge:

Rape

Sentence:

Years Imprisoned:

4

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1994

Year Cleared:

1998

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Norway

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Wrongly convicted of rape in December 1994 based on the eyewitness identification of the victim. He was acquitted February 1998 after a four year investigation by private investigator Tore Sandberg uncovered new evidence of his innocence.

Conviction Caused By:

Erroneous eyewitness identification.

Innocence Proved By:

He was acquitted February 1998 after a four year investigation by private investigator Tore Sandberg uncovered new evidence of his innocence.

Defendant Aided By:

"Norwegian journalist and private investigator Tore Sandberg worked on his case for 4 years, from 1994 to 1998."

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

34

Age When Released:

38

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

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"Tore Sandberg email to Hans Sherrer, May 29, 2008"

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