Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Murder |
Sentence: |
Death |
Years Imprisoned: |
28.5 |
Year Crime: |
1955 |
Year Convicted: |
1957 |
Year Cleared: |
1984 |
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Japan |
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Result: |
Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary of Case: |
"Wrongly convicted of murder in 1955 and sentenced to death. After 28-1/2 years on death row, Saitoh Yuko was exonerated and released in 1984." |
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Information Source 1: |
"Japanese lawyers criticize execution of three people, By Stuart Biggs, Bloomberg.net, August 23, 2007" |
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http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601101&sid=amX3OB25Gcmc&refer=japan |
Information Source 2: |
"List of exonerated death row inmates, Wikipedia.com, August 27, 2007" |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_exonerated_death_row_inmates#Japan |
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Innocents Database Created and Maintained by Hans Sherrer innocents@forejustice.org