Carlos Pereiras

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Charge:	Murder
Sentence:	Life imprisonment with 10 year minimum
Years Imprisoned:	2.5
Year Crime:	1998
Year Convicted:	2006
Year Cleared:	2007
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Australia
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Carlos Pereiras was a co-defendant of Salvatore Fazzari and Jose Martinez. The three men were wrongly convicted in April 2006 of murdering an intoxicated man they had encountered at a bus stop, by throwing him off a bridge. Two of the three defendant's said that all they did was kick him and then left him while he was sitting alive near the bus stop. The three defendants were sentenced to life in prison with a 10 year minimum. On July 6, 2007, the Western Australia Court of Appeals quashed the conviction of all three defendants, ruling that their conviction was based on speculation and not evidence that they murdered the man, and ordered their immediate release. The three defendants were wrongly imprisoned for two-and-a-half years. The wrongful conviction of the three men inspired the founding of The Western Australian Innocence Project ('IPWA') on the 7th of July 2006 -- the day after their convictions were quashed."
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Innocence Proved By:	"On July 6, 2007, the Western Australia Court of Appeals quashed the conviction of all three defendants, ruling that their conviction was based on speculation and not evidence that they murdered the man, and ordered their immediate release."
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Age When Imprisoned:	24
Age When Released:	26
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	Martinez -v- The State of Western Australia [2007] WASCA 143
Information Location 1:	http://www.supremecourt.wa.gov.au/
Information Source 2:	"Footbridge murder convictions thrown out, ABC News, July 6, 2007"
Information Location 2:	http://abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/07/06/1971620.htm?section=justin
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Carlos Pereiras

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

Life imprisonment with 10 year minimum

Years Imprisoned:

2.5

Year Crime:

1998

Year Convicted:

2006

Year Cleared:

2007

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Australia

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On July 6, 2007, the Western Australia Court of Appeals quashed the conviction of all three defendants, ruling that their conviction was based on speculation and not evidence that they murdered the man, and ordered their immediate release."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

24

Age When Released:

26

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

Martinez -v- The State of Western Australia [2007] WASCA 143

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http://www.supremecourt.wa.gov.au/

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"Footbridge murder convictions thrown out, ABC News, July 6, 2007"

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http://abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/07/06/1971620.htm?section=justin

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