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Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Negligence (including Criminal Negligence) |
Sentence: |
18 months |
Years Imprisoned: |
1.1 |
Year Crime: |
2003 |
Year Convicted: |
2006 |
Year Cleared: |
2007 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Greece |
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Result: |
Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
Rebecca Morgan was wrongly convicted in March 2006 of negligence in the drowning death of an 11-year-old girl who was riding in a catamaran that capsized in 2003 at a Greek resort. Morgan was prosecuted because she was the water sports manager. She was sentenced to an 18 month suspended sentence. In April 2007 her conviction was quashed on appeal. |
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Innocence Proved By: |
In April 2007 Morgan's conviction was quashed on appeal |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
30 |
Age When Released: |
31 |
Sex: |
Female |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
White |
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"Sunsail rep's prison sentence repealed, By Chris Broom, Yachting Monthly, April 24, 2007" |
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http://www.portsmouthtoday.co.uk/news?articleid=2723825 |
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