Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Drug Related (Possession or sale) |
Sentence: |
5 years 6 months |
Years Imprisoned: |
3.75 |
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Year Convicted: |
1994 |
Year Cleared: |
2001 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Norway |
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Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
"In 1994 a Colombian was sentenced to five years and six months in prison for a drugs offence which he did not commit. He was awarded NOK 3.5 million compensation on March 2, 2001. The conversion rate on March 2, 2001 was NOK1 to 0.113623 USD. So NOK 3.5 million was the equivalen of US$397,681." |
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"NOK 3.5 million (March 2001) (Equivalen of US$397,681)" |
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Male |
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"Norway - Colombian Wins Compensation Over Wrongful Drug Offence Conviction, IPR Strategic Business Information Database, March 4, 2001." |
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