Innocent Ncube

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Charge:	Rape
Sentence:	20 years
Years Imprisoned:	0.5
Year Crime:	2008
Year Convicted:	2008
Year Cleared:	2008
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Zimbabwe
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	Innocent Ncube was wrongly pled guilty to three rapes that another man with the same name was charged with committing. In October 2008 Innocent Ncube was sentenced to 20 years in prison with 3 years suspended for 5 years of good behavior. A week after he pled guilty the police mixing up the two men with the same name was discovered when the correct suspect was taken to court on the same three rapes that the incorrect Innocent Ncube had already been convicted of committing.
Conviction Caused By:	Falsely pled guilty to three rapes another man was convicted of committing.
Innocence Proved By:	A week after he pled guilty the police mixing up the two men with the same name was discovered when the correct suspect was taken to court on the same three rapes that the incorrect Innocent Ncube had already been convicted of committing.
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Was Perpetrator Identified?	Yes
Age When Imprisoned:	24
Age When Released:	24
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"Wrong man jailed 20 years for rape, By Paul Nkala, Chronicle (Zimbabwe), November 5, 2008"
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Innocent Ncube

Charge:

Rape

Sentence:

20 years

Years Imprisoned:

0.5

Year Crime:

2008

Year Convicted:

2008

Year Cleared:

2008

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Zimbabwe

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Falsely pled guilty to three rapes another man was convicted of committing.

Innocence Proved By:

A week after he pled guilty the police mixing up the two men with the same name was discovered when the correct suspect was taken to court on the same three rapes that the incorrect Innocent Ncube had already been convicted of committing.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Yes

Age When Imprisoned:

24

Age When Released:

24

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"Wrong man jailed 20 years for rape, By Paul Nkala, Chronicle (Zimbabwe), November 5, 2008"

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http://www.chronicle.co.zw/inside.aspx?sectid=95&cat=1

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