Judith Achieng Ochieng

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Charge:	Murder
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Years Imprisoned:	3.5
Year Crime:	2005
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Year Cleared:	2009
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Kenya
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Judith Achieng Ochieng was wrongly convicted of murdering her two-year-old daughter in July 2005, by allegedly setting her on fire. On January 16, 2009 Kenya's Court of Appeal overturned Judith Ochieng's conviction. The Court wrote in its opinion, "The chain can only be as strong as its weakest link and it ceases to be reliable once the link is identified as it was in this case.""
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Innocence Proved By:	"On January 16, 2009 Kenya's Court of Appeal overturned her conviction."
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Sex:	Female
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
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Judith Achieng Ochieng

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

Years Imprisoned:

3.5

Year Crime:

2005

Year Convicted:

Year Cleared:

2009

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Kenya

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On January 16, 2009 Kenya's Court of Appeal overturned her conviction."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Female

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

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"Judith Achieng' Ochieng v Republic (Kenya's Ct of Appeal, 1-16-2009)"

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