Liu Minghe

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Charge:	Murder
Sentence:	Death
Years Imprisoned:	5
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Year Convicted:	1996
Year Cleared:	2001
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	China
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Liu Minghe was wrongly convicted of murdering a female student at the institute he previously worked at. Falsely confessed to the murder after 3 days of non-stop interrogations during which police told him he would be executed unless he confessed. During his videotaped confession he lifelessly said yes to various questions, but provided no details. Exonerated and released on Aug. 8, 2001."
Conviction Caused By:	Falsely confessed after 3 days of non-stop interrogations during which the police told him he would be executed if he didn't confess.
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Age When Imprisoned:	58
Age When Released:	63
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Asian
Information Source 1:	""Torture Hurries New Wave of Executions in China," Craig S. Smith (staff), NY Times, Sept. 9, 2001. "
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Liu Minghe

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

Death

Years Imprisoned:

5

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1996

Year Cleared:

2001

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

China

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Falsely confessed after 3 days of non-stop interrogations during which the police told him he would be executed if he didn't confess.

Innocence Proved By:

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

58

Age When Released:

63

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Asian

Information Source 1:

""Torture Hurries New Wave of Executions in China," Craig S. Smith (staff), NY Times, Sept. 9, 2001. "

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http://college4.nytimes.com/guests/articles/2001/09/09/866754.xml

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