Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Murder |
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Years Imprisoned: |
15 |
Year Crime: |
1991 |
Year Convicted: |
1991 |
Year Cleared: |
2009 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Australia |
County or Region of Crime: |
Queensland |
City of Crime: |
Goodna |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
"Graham Stafford was wrongly convicted in 1991 of the September 1991 murder of 12-year-old Leanne Holland near Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Graham Stafford was released on parole in 2006. On December 24, 2009 the Queensland Court of Appeals overturned his conviction. After Stafford's conviction was overturned a book was published about the case - "Who killed Leanne Holland?", Graeme Crowley and Paul Wilson, (New Holland, Sydney, 2007). ISBN 9781741105100." |
Conviction Caused By: |
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Innocence Proved By: |
"On December 24, 2009 the Queensland Court of Appeals overturned his conviction." |
Defendant Aided By: |
Professor Paul Wilson and the Bond University Miscarriage of Justice Program |
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Was Perpetrator Identified? |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
28 |
Age When Released: |
43 |
Sex: |
Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
White |
Information Source 1: |
"Graham Stafford had no time to kill Leanne Stafford, By Darrell Giles (staff), The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Queensland, AUS), January 3, 2010" |
Information Location 1: |
"http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,26545379-3102,00.html" |
Information Source 2: |
Report about the Graham Stafford case by Dr. Robert N. Moles |
Information Location 2: |
http://netk.net.au/Queensland/Queensland15.asp |
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Book About Case: |
"Who killed Leanne Holland?", Graeme Crowley and Paul Wilson, (New Holland, Sydney, 2007). ISBN 9781741105100." |
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