Prince Taylor

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Charge:	Criminal Contempt
Sentence:	2-1-2 years
Years Imprisoned:	1
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Year Convicted:	2013
Year Cleared:	2013
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Sierra Leone
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Prince Taylor was wrongly convicted in Sierra Leone of five counts of contempt for interferring with witnesses during the trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor. On October 30, 2013 the appeals court overturned Taylor's convictions based on the ground that no reasonable trier of fact could have placed decisive weight on the evidence relied to convict Prince Taylor, and therefore the court acquitted Taylor."
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Innocence Proved By:	"On October 30, 2013 the appeals court overturned Taylor's convictions based on the ground that no reasonable trier of fact could have placed decisive weight on the evidence relied to convict Prince Taylor, and therefore the court acquitted Taylor."
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"Appeals Chamber Overturns Contempt Conviction of Former Defence Investigator Prince Taylor, By SEM Contributor, Sierra Express Media (Freetown, Sierra Leone), October 30, 2013"
Information Location 1:	http://www.sierraexpressmedia.com/archives/62397
Information Source 2:	"Former Sierra Leone Special Court Investigator Prince Taylor Sentenced to 2½ Years in Prison, By SEM Contributor, Sierra Express Media (Freetown, Sierra Leone), February 9, 2013"
Information Location 2:	http://www.sierraexpressmedia.com/archives/52789
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Prince Taylor

Charge:

Criminal Contempt

Sentence:

2-1-2 years

Years Imprisoned:

1

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

2013

Year Cleared:

2013

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Sierra Leone

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On October 30, 2013 the appeals court overturned Taylor's convictions based on the ground that no reasonable trier of fact could have placed decisive weight on the evidence relied to convict Prince Taylor, and therefore the court acquitted Taylor."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"Appeals Chamber Overturns Contempt Conviction of Former Defence Investigator Prince Taylor, By SEM Contributor, Sierra Express Media (Freetown, Sierra Leone), October 30, 2013"

Information Location 1:

http://www.sierraexpressmedia.com/archives/62397

Information Source 2:

"Former Sierra Leone Special Court Investigator Prince Taylor Sentenced to 2½ Years in Prison, By SEM Contributor, Sierra Express Media (Freetown, Sierra Leone), February 9, 2013"

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http://www.sierraexpressmedia.com/archives/52789

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