William Francis Melchert-Dinkel

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Charge:	Abetment to suicide
Sentence:	"6 months in jail, 3 yrs suspended pending good behavior"
Years Imprisoned:	0.25
Year Crime:	2008
Year Convicted:	2014
Year Cleared:	2015
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Minnesota
County or Region of Crime:	Rice
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"William Francis Melchert-Dinkel was wrongly convicted in September 2014 in Rice County, Minnesota District Court of assisting the suicide of Nadia Kajouji of Ottawa, Canada on March 9, 2008 by way of "internet correspondence." Melchert-Dinkel was sentenced on October 15, 2014 to 6 months in jail and a 3 year prison sentence that was suspended pending his successful completion of 3 years probation. On December 28, 2015 the Minnesota Court of Appeals reversed Melchert-Dinkel's conviction on the basis the prosecution introduced insufficient evidence to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt."
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Innocence Proved By:	"On December 28, 2015 the Minnesota Court of Appeals reversed Melchert-Dinkel's conviction on the basis the prosecution introduced insufficient evidence to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt."
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"State of Minnesota vs. William Francis Melchert-Dinkel, No. A15-73 (Mn. Ct. of Appeals, 12-28-2015)"
Information Location 1:	http://law.justia.com/cases/minnesota/court-of-appeals/2015/a15-73.html
Information Source 2:	"Minnesota court overturns conviction of man for trying to encourage Nadia Kajouji suicide, By Alison Sandor, December 28, 2015"
Information Location 2:	http://www.cfra.com/news/2015/12/28/minnesota-court-overturns-conviction-of-man-for-trying-to-encourage-nadia-kajouji-suicide
Information Source 3:	"Minnesota suicide fetish nurse gets jail for convincing two people to take their lives, By The Associated Press, New York Daily News, October 15, 2014"
Information Location 3:	http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/suicide-fetish-nurse-jail-convincing-people-lives-article-1.1975842
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William Francis Melchert-Dinkel

Charge:

Abetment to suicide

Sentence:

"6 months in jail, 3 yrs suspended pending good behavior"

Years Imprisoned:

0.25

Year Crime:

2008

Year Convicted:

2014

Year Cleared:

2015

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Minnesota

County or Region of Crime:

Rice

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On December 28, 2015 the Minnesota Court of Appeals reversed Melchert-Dinkel's conviction on the basis the prosecution introduced insufficient evidence to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"State of Minnesota vs. William Francis Melchert-Dinkel, No. A15-73 (Mn. Ct. of Appeals, 12-28-2015)"

Information Location 1:

http://law.justia.com/cases/minnesota/court-of-appeals/2015/a15-73.html

Information Source 2:

"Minnesota court overturns conviction of man for trying to encourage Nadia Kajouji suicide, By Alison Sandor, December 28, 2015"

Information Location 2:

http://www.cfra.com/news/2015/12/28/minnesota-court-overturns-conviction-of-man-for-trying-to-encourage-nadia-kajouji-suicide

Information Source 3:

"Minnesota suicide fetish nurse gets jail for convincing two people to take their lives, By The Associated Press, New York Daily News, October 15, 2014"

Information Location 3:

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/suicide-fetish-nurse-jail-convincing-people-lives-article-1.1975842

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