Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Rape |
Sentence: |
9 years |
Years Imprisoned: |
1.5 |
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Year Convicted: |
2006 |
Year Cleared: |
2008 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
New Zealand |
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Result: |
Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary of Case: |
"An unnamed New Zealander was wrongly convicted in 2006 of rape, and sentenced to nine years in prison. He was acquitted in 2008 after a retrial." |
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Innocence Proved By: |
He was acquitted in 2008 after a retrial. |
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Sex: |
Male |
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Information Source 1: |
"Conviction overturned, The Marlborough Express, December 5, 2008" |
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http://www.peterellis.org.nz/FalseAllegations/Cases/2008/2008-1205_marlborough_express_conviction.htm |
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