Johann Johann Ernst Pohl

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Charge:	Murder
Sentence:	Life Imprisonment
Years Imprisoned:	10
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Year Convicted:	1973
Year Cleared:	1992
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Australia
County or Region of Crime:	New South Wales
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Result:	Pardoned
Summary of Case:	"Johann Ernst Siegfried Pohl was wrongly convicted in New South Wales in 1973 for the murder of his wife, Kum Yee "Joyce" Pohl. Johann, known by his nickname of Ziggy Pohl was sentenced to life in prison, Pohl was released on parole in 1983 after 10 years of imprisonment. On September 8, 1990, Roger Graham Bawden walked into the Queanbeyan police station and confessed to the murder of which Mr. Pohl had been convicted. Pohl was later exonerated by a special judicial inquiry. He was granted an unconditional pardon on May 27, 1992, In April 1993 NSW awarded Ziggy Pohl ex gratia compensation of $200,000 for his 10 years of wrongful imprisonment."
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Compensation Awarded:	AUS$200k (1993)
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Age When Imprisoned:	36
Age When Released:	46
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	""Miscarriages of Justice: Background on Compensation for NSW Victims," by Tim Anderson"
Information Location 1:	http://www.justiceaction.org.au/JstAct/miscarrback.html
Information Source 2:	"The hangman and the electric chair - Part 1, by Bernie Matthews, July 28, 2005"
Information Location 2:	http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=3700
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Johann Johann Ernst Pohl

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

Life Imprisonment

Years Imprisoned:

10

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1973

Year Cleared:

1992

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Australia

County or Region of Crime:

New South Wales

City of Crime:

Result:

Pardoned

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

AUS$200k (1993)

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

36

Age When Released:

46

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

""Miscarriages of Justice: Background on Compensation for NSW Victims," by Tim Anderson"

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http://www.justiceaction.org.au/JstAct/miscarrback.html

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"The hangman and the electric chair - Part 1, by Bernie Matthews, July 28, 2005"

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http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=3700

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