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William Nuwagira

 

Charge:

Robbery (includes armed robbery)

Sentence:

10 yrs

Years Imprisoned:

1.92

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

2002

Year Cleared:

2004

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Uganda

County or Region of Crime:

Mbarara

City of Crime:

Mbarara

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

"David Tugume, Dan Mumanya and William Nuwagira were codefendants and police officers wrongly convicted of robbery in July 2002 in Mbarara, Uganda. The three were sentenced to 10 years in prison. In June 2004 Uganda's Court of Appeals quashed their convictions on the basis the prosecution did not introduce sufficient evidence to support their convictions."

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

In June 2004 Uganda's Court of Appeals quashed their convictions on the basis the prosecution did not introduce sufficient evidence to support their convictions.

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Was Perpetrator Identified?

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Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"State loses case in Court of Appeal, By Hillary Nsambu, New Vision ((Kampala, Uganda), June 6, 2014"

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http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/13/364539

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