Joseph Terrence Thomas

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Charge:	Terrorism
Sentence:	5 years
Years Imprisoned:	3
Year Crime:	2001
Year Convicted:	2006
Year Cleared:	2008
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Australia
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Jack Thompson was wrongly convicted on February 26, 2006 of two terrorism related charges of receiving funds from al-Qaeda. Jack Thomas was convicted of receiving $3,500 (1,858 pounds) and a plane ticket from al-Qaeda. On August 18, 2006 Victoria's Court of Appeal overturned his conviction based the inadmissibility of the evidence relied on by the jury to find Thomas guilty. The Court ordered a new trial and ordered Thomas' release on bail pending his retrial. Jack Thomas was acquitted on October 22, 2008 of the terrorism charges after a retrial."
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Innocence Proved By:	"On August 18, 2008 Victoria's Court of Appeal overturned his conviction and ordered a new trial. Jack Thomas was acquitted on October 22, 2008 of the terrorism charges after a retrial."
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Age When Imprisoned:	32
Age When Released:	35
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"Jack Thomas cleared of terrorism charge, The Age (Melbourne), October 23, 2008"
Information Location 1:	http://news.theage.com.au/national/jack-thomas-cleared-of-terrorism-charge-20081023-574g.html
Information Source 2:	"Jihad Jack' Walks Free, by Ian Munro and Peter Gregory, Sydney Morning Herald, August 19, 2006."
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Joseph Terrence Thomas

Charge:

Terrorism

Sentence:

5 years

Years Imprisoned:

3

Year Crime:

2001

Year Convicted:

2006

Year Cleared:

2008

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Australia

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On August 18, 2008 Victoria's Court of Appeal overturned his conviction and ordered a new trial. Jack Thomas was acquitted on October 22, 2008 of the terrorism charges after a retrial."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

32

Age When Released:

35

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"Jack Thomas cleared of terrorism charge, The Age (Melbourne), October 23, 2008"

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http://news.theage.com.au/national/jack-thomas-cleared-of-terrorism-charge-20081023-574g.html

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"Jihad Jack' Walks Free, by Ian Munro and Peter Gregory, Sydney Morning Herald, August 19, 2006."

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