Abdirazak Yussuf Mussa

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Charge:	Rape
Sentence:	7 years
Years Imprisoned:	1
Year Crime:	2006
Year Convicted:	2007
Year Cleared:	2008
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	New Zealand
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"A taxi driver in Wellington, New Zealand convicted in October 2007 of abducting and raping an 18-year-old woman he picked up as a fare in September 2006. The prosecution's key evidence was the testimony of the alleged victim. 55-year-old Abdirazak Yussuf Mussa was sentenced to 7 years in prison. In August 2008 New Zealand's Court of Appeal overturned Mussa's conviction. The Court did not explain its reasons."
Conviction Caused By:	"Testimony of the alleged "victim.""
Innocence Proved By:	In August 2008 New Zealand's Court of Appeal overturned Mussa's conviction.
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Sex:	Male
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Information Source 1:	"Taxi driver wins retrial on rape charges, New Zealand Press Assoc, August 8, 2008"
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Abdirazak Yussuf Mussa

Charge:

Rape

Sentence:

7 years

Years Imprisoned:

1

Year Crime:

2006

Year Convicted:

2007

Year Cleared:

2008

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

New Zealand

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

"Testimony of the alleged "victim.""

Innocence Proved By:

In August 2008 New Zealand's Court of Appeal overturned Mussa's conviction.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

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"Taxi driver wins retrial on rape charges, New Zealand Press Assoc, August 8, 2008"

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http://www.stuff.co.nz/4648489a11.html

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