Bernadette Smyth

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Charge:	Harassment misdemeanor
Sentence:	"100 hrous community service & payment of £2,000 compensation"
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Year Crime:	2014
Year Convicted:	2014
Year Cleared:	2015
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	United Kingdom
County or Region of Crime:	Northern Ireland
City of Crime:	Belfast
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Bernadette Smyth was wrongly convicted in 2014 of harrassing Dawn Purvis, the director of an abortion clinic in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in January and February 2014. Smyth is the founder of the anti-abortion organization, Precious Life. Smyth denied the charges. After her conviction following a bench trial Smyth was sentenced to perform 100 hours community service and pay Purvis £2,000 restitution On June 29, 2015 the Belfast County Court overturned Smyth's conviction on the basis the prosecution introduced insufficient evidence to prove her guilt beyond a reasonable doubt."
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Innocence Proved By:	"On June 29, 2015 the Belfast County Court overturned Smyth's conviction on the basis the prosecution introduced insufficient evidence to prove her guilt beyond a reasonable doubt."
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Sex:	Female
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"Bernadette Smyth harassment conviction thrown out, "
Information Location 1:	http://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/regional/bernadette-smyth-harassment-conviction-thrown-out-1-6823619
Information Source 2:	"Anti-abortion campaigner wins harassment conviction appeal, By Alan Erwin, Irish Times, June 29, 2015"
Information Location 2:	https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/anti-abortion-campaigner-wins-harassment-conviction-appeal-1.2267117
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Bernadette Smyth

Charge:

Harassment misdemeanor

Sentence:

"100 hrous community service & payment of £2,000 compensation"

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

2014

Year Convicted:

2014

Year Cleared:

2015

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

United Kingdom

County or Region of Crime:

Northern Ireland

City of Crime:

Belfast

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On June 29, 2015 the Belfast County Court overturned Smyth's conviction on the basis the prosecution introduced insufficient evidence to prove her guilt beyond a reasonable doubt."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Female

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"Bernadette Smyth harassment conviction thrown out, "

Information Location 1:

http://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/regional/bernadette-smyth-harassment-conviction-thrown-out-1-6823619

Information Source 2:

"Anti-abortion campaigner wins harassment conviction appeal, By Alan Erwin, Irish Times, June 29, 2015"

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https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/anti-abortion-campaigner-wins-harassment-conviction-appeal-1.2267117

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