Isata Mukova

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Charge:	"Theft (including swindling/fraud, deception and grand larceny)"
Sentence:	9 years
Years Imprisoned:	2.4
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Year Convicted:	2015
Year Cleared:	2017
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Zimbabwe
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City of Crime:	Eiffel Flats
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Isata Mukova was wrongly convicted in February 2015 of cattle stock-theft in Eiffel Flats, Zimbabwe. Mukova's prosecution was based on her alleged selling of 36 cattle that had been entrusted to her by her daughter-in-law. After her conviction Mukova was sentenced to nine years in prison. Mukova appealed. In July 2017 the High Court set-aside Mukova's conviction on the basis that the case never should have gone to trial because the case was a dispute between two relatives and business partners that was unduly elevated to a criminal matter."
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Innocence Proved By:	In July 2017 the In July 2017 the High Court set-aside Mukova's conviction on the basis that the case never should have gone to trial because the case was a dispute between two relatives and business partners that was unduly elevated to a criminal matter.
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Sex:	Female
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"Woman freed as nine-year stocktheft sentence set aside, By Fidelis Munyoro (Chief Court Reporter), The Herald, July 25, 2017"
Information Location 1:	http://www.herald.co.zw/woman-freed-as-nine-year-stocktheft-sentence-set-aside/
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Isata Mukova

Charge:

"Theft (including swindling/fraud, deception and grand larceny)"

Sentence:

9 years

Years Imprisoned:

2.4

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

2015

Year Cleared:

2017

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Zimbabwe

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Eiffel Flats

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

In July 2017 the In July 2017 the High Court set-aside Mukova's conviction on the basis that the case never should have gone to trial because the case was a dispute between two relatives and business partners that was unduly elevated to a criminal matter.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Female

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"Woman freed as nine-year stocktheft sentence set aside, By Fidelis Munyoro (Chief Court Reporter), The Herald, July 25, 2017"

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http://www.herald.co.zw/woman-freed-as-nine-year-stocktheft-sentence-set-aside/

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