Sveinung Rødseth

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Charge:	Murder
Sentence:	1 year 9 months
Years Imprisoned:	1
Year Crime:
Year Convicted:	1981
Year Cleared:	1997
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Norway
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Sveinung Rødseth was wrongfully convicted in 1981 for the murder of his 5-month old daughter in Norway. Sveinung Rødseth was sentenced to 2 years and 6 months in prison, which was reduced on appal to 1 year and 9 months. He filed a new appeal of his conviction in 1996, and he was acquitted in December 1997. Rødseth was awarded compensation of 930,000 Kroner in October 1998 -- 400,000 Kroners for malicious prosecution and 530,000 Kroners for financial loss."
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Compensation Awarded:	"930,000 Kroner (Norwegian Govt., October 1998"
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"Rødseth-saken, Wikipedia.org"
Information Location 1:	http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rødseth-saken
Information Source 2:	"Miscarriage of Justice, Wikipedia.org"
Information Location 2:	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miscarriage_of_justice
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Sveinung Rødseth

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

1 year 9 months

Years Imprisoned:

1

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1981

Year Cleared:

1997

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Norway

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

"930,000 Kroner (Norwegian Govt., October 1998"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"Rødseth-saken, Wikipedia.org"

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http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rødseth-saken

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"Miscarriage of Justice, Wikipedia.org"

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miscarriage_of_justice

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