Daniela Poggiali

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Charge:	Murder
Sentence:	Life Imprisonment
Years Imprisoned:	2.75
Year Crime:	2014
Year Convicted:	2015
Year Cleared:	2017
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Italy
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City of Crime:	Ravenna
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Daniela Poggiali was wrongly convicted in 2016 of murdering a woman in Lugo, Italy in 2014. Poggiali's prosecution was based on circumstantial evidence, because there was no direct evidence linking her to the crime. After her conviction Poggiali was sentenced to life in prison. Poggiali appealed, and the appeals court ordered a reevaluation forensic pathology reevaluation of the evidence related to the deceased woman's death. The forensic report cast doubt that the woman was even murdered, and may have died from natural causes. On July 7, 2017 the Italian Court of Appeal in Bologna set-aside Poggiali's conviction based on insufficient evidence she committed the crime, and ordered her immediate release from custody. "
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Innocence Proved By:	"On July 7, 2017 the Italian Court of Appeal in Bologna set-aside Poggiali's conviction based on insufficient evidence she committed the crime, and ordered her immediate release from custody."
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Age When Imprisoned:	42
Age When Released:	45
Sex:	Female
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"Ex-nurse acquitted of murder on appeal, BY ANSA), Ansa.it, July 7, 2017"
Information Location 1:	http://www.ansa.it/english/news/general_news/2017/07/07/ex-nurse-acquitted-of-murder-on-appeal-3_2e63b75c-59fc-4367-8829-d8286d657da9.html
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Daniela Poggiali

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

Life Imprisonment

Years Imprisoned:

2.75

Year Crime:

2014

Year Convicted:

2015

Year Cleared:

2017

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Italy

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Ravenna

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On July 7, 2017 the Italian Court of Appeal in Bologna set-aside Poggiali's conviction based on insufficient evidence she committed the crime, and ordered her immediate release from custody."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

42

Age When Released:

45

Sex:

Female

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"Ex-nurse acquitted of murder on appeal, BY ANSA), Ansa.it, July 7, 2017"

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http://www.ansa.it/english/news/general_news/2017/07/07/ex-nurse-acquitted-of-murder-on-appeal-3_2e63b75c-59fc-4367-8829-d8286d657da9.html

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