Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Rape |
Sentence: |
4 years & 6 months |
Years Imprisoned: |
1.1 |
Year Crime: |
1974 |
Year Convicted: |
2011 |
Year Cleared: |
2013 |
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Australia |
County or Region of Crime: |
New South Wales |
City of Crime: |
Merewether |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated |
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"A.L.S. was wrongly convicted on November 17, 2011 of sexually assaulting his former step-daughter in 1974 and 1975. His conviction was based on the testimony of his accuser. A.L.S. was sentenced on February 22, 2012 to an overal term of imprisonment of 4 years six months, with a non-parole period of two years. On March 25, 2013 the New South Wales Court of Appeals reversed ALS' convictions based on new video evidence undermining the credibility of his accuser." |
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Innocence Proved By: |
"On March 25, 2013 the New South Wales Court of Appeals reversed ALS' convictions based on new video evidence undermining the credibility of his accuser." |
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Sex: |
Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
White |
Information Source 1: |
ALS v R [2013] NSWCCA 63 (25 March 2013) |
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http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/nsw/NSWCCA/2013/63.html |
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