James Porter

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Charge:	Health and Welfare violation
Sentence:	"£20,000 fine"
Years Imprisoned:
Year Crime:	2004
Year Convicted:	2007
Year Cleared:	2008
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	United Kingdom
County or Region of Crime:	Wales
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"James Porter was wrongly convicted in the death of a child in August 2004. The three-year-old was a student at James Porter's private school, and the child developed a fatal swelling in his brain after he fell after jumping off of a step while playing. James Porter was convicted by a 11 to 1 majority vote after a seven day trial in July 2007, of violating England's child Health and Welfare laws. He was ordered to pay a fine of £12,500 and £7,500 in court costs, for a total of £20,000. In May 2008 England's Court of Appeals quashed James Porter's conviction, ruling that all pupils could fall down steps at any time, and the only way to stop them would be holding hands or to prevent access, which was "impossible"."
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Innocence Proved By:	"In May 2008 England's Court of Appeals quashed James Porter's conviction, ruling that all pupils could fall down steps at any time, and the only way to stop them would be holding hands or to prevent access, which was "impossible"."
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Age When Released:	66
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"Conviction quashed for bangor headteacher, Daily Post North Wales, May 19, 2008"
Information Location 1:	http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/2008/05/19/conviction-quashed-for-bangor-headteacher-55578-20933101/
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James Porter

Charge:

Health and Welfare violation

Sentence:

"£20,000 fine"

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

2004

Year Convicted:

2007

Year Cleared:

2008

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

United Kingdom

County or Region of Crime:

Wales

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"In May 2008 England's Court of Appeals quashed James Porter's conviction, ruling that all pupils could fall down steps at any time, and the only way to stop them would be holding hands or to prevent access, which was "impossible"."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

66

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"Conviction quashed for bangor headteacher, Daily Post North Wales, May 19, 2008"

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http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/2008/05/19/conviction-quashed-for-bangor-headteacher-55578-20933101/

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