Justine Nyari

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Charge:	Armed robbery
Sentence:	30 years
Years Imprisoned:	2.5
Year Crime:	2002
Year Convicted:	2005
Year Cleared:	2007
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Tanzania
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Justine Nyari was wrongly convicted in January 2005 of the armed robber in December 2002 of a consignment of Tanzanite gemstomes. Nyari was sentenced to 30 years imprisonment. Nyari appealed, and on September 14, 2007 the High Court overturned his conviction and set-aside his sentence on the basis of insufficient evidence and perjury by prosecution witnesses. Nyari was wrongly imprisoned for 2-1/2 years. Nyari's co-defendant's appeal was dismissed because he had failed to properly appeal.. "
Conviction Caused By:	Perjury by prosecution witnesses.
Innocence Proved By:	"Nyari appealed, and on September 14, 2007 the High Court overturned his conviction and ordered his acquittal on the basis of insufficient evidence and perjury by prosecution witnesses."
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Information Source 1:	"High Court frees Justine Nyari, By Adam Ihucha, Guardian, Tanzania, September 15, 2007"
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Justine Nyari

Charge:

Armed robbery

Sentence:

30 years

Years Imprisoned:

2.5

Year Crime:

2002

Year Convicted:

2005

Year Cleared:

2007

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Tanzania

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Perjury by prosecution witnesses.

Innocence Proved By:

"Nyari appealed, and on September 14, 2007 the High Court overturned his conviction and ordered his acquittal on the basis of insufficient evidence and perjury by prosecution witnesses."

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Male

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"High Court frees Justine Nyari, By Adam Ihucha, Guardian, Tanzania, September 15, 2007"

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http://www.ippmedia.com/ipp/guardian/2007/09/15/98431.html

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