Lloyd Simons

Go to Database Search Page

Go to Database Index Page

Charge:	Rape and Robbery (including burglary)
Sentence:	33 years
Years Imprisoned:	1
Year Crime:
Year Convicted:	2001
Year Cleared:	2002
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	South Africa
County or Region of Crime:
City of Crime:
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Lloyd Simons was wrongly convicted in December 2001 of armed robbery, accessory to rape and the unlawful possession of a weapon and ammunition, related to a March 1998 crime. He was tied to the crime scene by his cell phone, that he said he had purchased from another person after the crime had been committed. Lloyd Simons was sentenced to 33 years in prison. After Simons conviction his family hired a private investigator who tracked down the records proving that the cell phone wasn't owned by Simons at the time of the crime. In late 2002, Simons conviction was quashed on appeal by the Pretoria High Court, and he was released after a year of wrongful imprisonment. In Feburary 2007 Simons filed a claim for 1.1million Rand ($155,382 converted on Feb. 22, 2007.) with the Minister of Safety and Security claiming that his conviction was the result of a poor police investigation."
Conviction Caused By:	Police misconduct of arresting and charging Simons without investigating his claim made prior to his arrest that he didn't own the cell phone tied to the crime at the time the crime was committed.
Innocence Proved By:	"In late 2002, Simons conviction was quashed on appeal by the Pretoria High Court, "
Defendant Aided By:
Compensation Awarded:
Was Perpetrator Identified?
Age When Imprisoned:
Age When Released:
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"Innocent man claims R1.1m from police, by Zelda Venter, Pretoria News, February 9, 2007"
Information Location 1:	http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=&art_id=vn20070208234535849C589812
Information Source 2:
Information Location 2:
Information Source 3:
Information Location 3:
Information Source 4:
Information Location 4:
Information Source 5:
Information Location 5:
Book About Case:
Book Information:
Book About Case (2):
Book Information (2):
Movie About Case:
Comments About Case:

Go to Database Search Page

Go to Database Index Page

Lloyd Simons

Charge:

Rape and Robbery (including burglary)

Sentence:

33 years

Years Imprisoned:

1

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

2001

Year Cleared:

2002

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

South Africa

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Police misconduct of arresting and charging Simons without investigating his claim made prior to his arrest that he didn't own the cell phone tied to the crime at the time the crime was committed.

Innocence Proved By:

"In late 2002, Simons conviction was quashed on appeal by the Pretoria High Court, "

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"Innocent man claims R1.1m from police, by Zelda Venter, Pretoria News, February 9, 2007"

Information Location 1:

http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=&art_id=vn20070208234535849C589812

Information Source 2:

Information Location 2:

Information Source 3:

Information Location 3:

Information Source 4:

Information Location 4:

Information Source 5:

Information Location 5:

Book About Case:

Book Information:

Book About Case (2):

Book Information (2):

Movie About Case:

Comments About Case: