Douglas Harry Rendell

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Charge:	Murder
Sentence:	Life Imprisonment
Years Imprisoned:	8.5
Year Crime:	1979
Year Convicted:	1980
Year Cleared:	1989
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Australia
County or Region of Crime:	New South Wales
City of Crime:	Broken Hill
Result:	Pardoned
Summary of Case:	"Douglas Harry Rendell was wrongly convicted on March 4, 1980 of murdering his girlfriend in 1979 in Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. Based on new evidence of Mr. Rendell's innocence, on 14 February 1987 an inquiry under section 475 of the Crimes Act was ordered by Magistrate A. M. Reidel. Mr. Justice Hunt presented his report to the Governor on 23 June 1989, being satisfied that Rendell's conviction was unsafe and unsatisfactory, and recommended a pardon. Rendell's free pardon was announced by New South Wales' Attorney General John Dowd on 26 July 1989. Douglas Rendell received ex gratia compensation of AUS$100,000 in April 1993 after signing a release from the Attorney General that the payment would be set off against any future amounts that may be awarded to him against the Government by way of compensation, damages or the like. In 1997 Rendell's Application to Set Aside Wrongful Conviction was granted by the New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal and verdict of acquittal was entered."
Conviction Caused By:
Innocence Proved By:	Rendall's free pardon was announced by New South Wales' Attorney General John Dowd on 26 July 1989 based on new evidence he didn't commit the crime.
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Compensation Awarded:	"AUS $100,000 (April 1993)"
Was Perpetrator Identified?
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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:	"Compensation for wrongful conviction," Dr Adrian Hoel, Australian Institute of Criminology, July 13, 2009"
Information Location 2:	http://www.aic.gov.au/publications/current%20series/tandi/341-360/tandi356/view%20paper.aspx
Information Source 3:	"Post-Conviction Inquiry (Douglas Harry Rendell) Bill Second Reading, Parliament of New South Wales Legislative Council, March 17, 1994"
Information Location 3:	http://netk.net.au/Tort/Compo23.asp
Information Source 4:	"Greg Walsh & Company, Cases handled webpage, visited 7-23-2011"
Information Location 4:	http://www.gregwalsh.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1&Itemid=5
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Douglas Harry Rendell

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

Life Imprisonment

Years Imprisoned:

8.5

Year Crime:

1979

Year Convicted:

1980

Year Cleared:

1989

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Australia

County or Region of Crime:

New South Wales

City of Crime:

Broken Hill

Result:

Pardoned

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

Rendall's free pardon was announced by New South Wales' Attorney General John Dowd on 26 July 1989 based on new evidence he didn't commit the crime.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

"AUS $100,000 (April 1993)"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

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:

"Compensation for wrongful conviction," Dr Adrian Hoel, Australian Institute of Criminology, July 13, 2009"

Information Location 2:

http://www.aic.gov.au/publications/current%20series/tandi/341-360/tandi356/view%20paper.aspx

Information Source 3:

"Post-Conviction Inquiry (Douglas Harry Rendell) Bill Second Reading, Parliament of New South Wales Legislative Council, March 17, 1994"

Information Location 3:

http://netk.net.au/Tort/Compo23.asp

Information Source 4:

"Greg Walsh & Company, Cases handled webpage, visited 7-23-2011"

Information Location 4:

http://www.gregwalsh.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1&Itemid=5

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