Steve Petkovski

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Charge:	Assault (Including Battery)
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Years Imprisoned:	0.75
Year Crime:	2004
Year Convicted:	2007
Year Cleared:	2008
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	New Zealand
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Steve Petkovski was wrongly convicted in August 2007 of wounding with the intent to cause grievous bodily harm, a cook in the restaurant he owned in October 2004. The cook's thumb had been hurt during an altercation, and it was his testimony that the jury relied on to convict Petkovski. In July 2008 the Court of Appeals quashed Petkovski's conviction on the basis that the trial judge had barred testimony that would have revealed to the jury that the alleged victim's injury was minor, and that the trial judge also barred the jury from being told that the alleged victim had three criminal convictions involving violence, which the appeal judges explained would have showed the jury he had a propensity to engage in violence. Consequently the judge's ruled there had been "an unfair trial for Mr Petkovski and thus in justice miscarrying." Petkovski was released in July 2008 after nine months imprisonment. On October 20, 2008 as his retrial was to begin, the prosecution announced it was dropping the charge and the judge dismissed the case."
Conviction Caused By:	Perjurious testimony by the alleged victim.
Innocence Proved By:	"In July 2008 the Court of Appeals quashed Petkovski's conviction, and on October 20, 2008 the prosecution dropped the charge."
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Age When Imprisoned:	63
Age When Released:	64
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"Steve back from the brink, By Lyn Humphreys, Taranaki Daily News, October 28, 2008"
Information Location 1:	http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/4741024a6002.html
Information Source 2:	"Court explains stabbing decision, By Lyn Humphreys, Taranaki Daily News, October 21, 2008"
Information Location 2:	http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/dailynews/4735181a6002.html
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Steve Petkovski

Charge:

Assault (Including Battery)

Sentence:

Years Imprisoned:

0.75

Year Crime:

2004

Year Convicted:

2007

Year Cleared:

2008

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

New Zealand

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Perjurious testimony by the alleged victim.

Innocence Proved By:

"In July 2008 the Court of Appeals quashed Petkovski's conviction, and on October 20, 2008 the prosecution dropped the charge."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

63

Age When Released:

64

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"Steve back from the brink, By Lyn Humphreys, Taranaki Daily News, October 28, 2008"

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http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/4741024a6002.html

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"Court explains stabbing decision, By Lyn Humphreys, Taranaki Daily News, October 21, 2008"

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http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/dailynews/4735181a6002.html

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