Sandra Segran (Muruthamuthu)

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Charge:	Drug Related (Possession or sale)
Sentence:	5 years
Years Imprisoned:	0.43
Year Crime:	2008
Year Convicted:	2008
Year Cleared:	2009
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Singapore
County or Region of Crime:	Singapore
City of Crime:	Singapore
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Sandra Segran Muruthamuthu was wrongly convicted in August 2008 of conspiring to import marijuana for paying $150 for 25g of cannabis in October 2007. Sandra Segran Muruthamuthu was sentenced to five years in prison. On appeal Singapore's High Court ruled that buying cannabis that was known to have been illegally imported does not consitute conspiracy to import for the buyer. The High Court thus quashed Muruthamuthu's conviction on January 30, 2009."
Conviction Caused By:	Erroneous interpretation by the trial judge of what constitutes conspiracy to import illegal drugs under Singapore law.
Innocence Proved By:	"On appeal Singapore's High Court ruled that buying cannabis that was known to have been illegally imported does not consitute conspiracy to import for the buyer. The High Court thus quashed Muruthamuthu's conviction on January 30, 2009."
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Age When Imprisoned:	53
Age When Released:	54
Sex:	Male
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Information Source 1:	"Conviction quashed, By Khushwant Singh, The Straits Times (Singapore), January 30, 2009"
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Sandra Segran (Muruthamuthu)

Charge:

Drug Related (Possession or sale)

Sentence:

5 years

Years Imprisoned:

0.43

Year Crime:

2008

Year Convicted:

2008

Year Cleared:

2009

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Singapore

County or Region of Crime:

Singapore

City of Crime:

Singapore

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Erroneous interpretation by the trial judge of what constitutes conspiracy to import illegal drugs under Singapore law.

Innocence Proved By:

"On appeal Singapore's High Court ruled that buying cannabis that was known to have been illegally imported does not consitute conspiracy to import for the buyer. The High Court thus quashed Muruthamuthu's conviction on January 30, 2009."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

53

Age When Released:

54

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

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"Conviction quashed, By Khushwant Singh, The Straits Times (Singapore), January 30, 2009"

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http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_332250.html

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