Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Murder |
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Life Imprisonment |
Years Imprisoned: |
1 |
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Year Convicted: |
2006 |
Year Cleared: |
2007 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Virgin Islands (British) |
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Result: |
Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary of Case: |
Selena Varlack was wrongly convicted in the British Virgin Islands of murder in 2006 and sentenced to life in prison. Her conviction was quashed by the Court of Appeals in February 2007 and she was ordered released. |
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Innocence Proved By: |
Selena Varlack's conviction was quashed by the Court of Appeals in February 2007 and she was ordered released. |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
21 |
Age When Released: |
22 |
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Female |
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"BVI woman's murder conviction quashed on appeal, Caribbean Net News, February 7, 2007" |
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http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/cgi-script/csArticles/articles/000059/005950.htm |
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