Benoit Proulx

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Charge:	Murder
Sentence:	Life Imprisonment
Years Imprisoned:	1
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Year Convicted:	1991
Year Cleared:	1992
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Canada
County or Region of Crime:	Quebec
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	Benoit Proulx was wrongly convicted in 1991 for the murder of his ex-girlfriend. Benoit Proulx was sentenced to life in prison. He was acquitted by the Quebec Court of Appeal in 1992. He was awarded CAN$1.1 million ex gratia compensation in 2001 by the government of the province of Quebec.
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Innocence Proved By:	Acquitted by the Quebec Court of Appeal in 1992.
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Compensation Awarded:	"CAN$1.1 million (Province of Quebec, Canada)"
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Sex:	Male
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Information Source 1:	AIDWYC website - Wrongful convictions webpage
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Information Source 2:	""Fighting Wrongful Convictions in Canada""
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Benoit Proulx

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

Life Imprisonment

Years Imprisoned:

1

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1991

Year Cleared:

1992

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Canada

County or Region of Crime:

Quebec

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Benoit Proulx was wrongly convicted in 1991 for the murder of his ex-girlfriend. Benoit Proulx was sentenced to life in prison. He was acquitted by the Quebec Court of Appeal in 1992. He was awarded CAN$1.1 million ex gratia compensation in 2001 by the government of the province of Quebec.

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

Acquitted by the Quebec Court of Appeal in 1992.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

"CAN$1.1 million (Province of Quebec, Canada)"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Information Source 1:

AIDWYC website - Wrongful convictions webpage

Information Location 1:

http://www.aidwyc.org/

Information Source 2:

""Fighting Wrongful Convictions in Canada""

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http://www.tv.cbc.ca/witness/elvis/wrongful.htm

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