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Paul Alister

Years Imprisoned:	7
Charge:	Attempted Murder and Conspiracy
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Year Convicted:	1979
Year Cleared:	1985
Location of Trial:	Australia
Result:	Pardoned
Summary of Case:	"Codefendant of Ross Dunn & Tim Anderson. The three were known as the Ananda Marga Trio. Wrongly convicted in NSW of conspiring to murder Robert Cameron, the then leader of the National Front. A judicial inquiry conducted by Justice Wood in 1985 determined the three men were innocent. They were released and pardoned. Paul Alister was compensated in 1987 with $100,000 (AUS) for 7 years wrongful imprisonment."
Conviction Caused By:	Erroneous testimony by special branch member named Richard Seary who was described by Supreme Court Justice Lionel Murphy as “the most unreliable person ever presented as the principle prosecution witness on a serious crime”.
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Compensation Awarded:	$100k (AUS)
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Information Source 1:	""Miscarriages of Justice: Background on Compensation for NSW Victims," by Tim Anderson"
Information Location 1:	http://www.justiceaction.org.au/JstAct/miscarrback.html
Information Source 2:	"Responding To Custody Levels - Compensation For Miscarriage Of Justice""
Information Location 2:	http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/IndigLRes/car/1993/6/21.html
Information Source 3:	"Second frame-up of Tim Anderson, The Guardian, June 7, 1989, p. 4"
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Information Source 4:	"The hangman and the electric chair - Part 1, by Bernie Matthews, July 28, 2005"
Information Location 4:	http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=3700
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Ethnicity/Skin:	White
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Paul Alister

Years Imprisoned:

7

Charge:

Attempted Murder and Conspiracy

Sentence:

Year Convicted:

1979

Year Cleared:

1985

Location of Trial:

Australia

Result:

Pardoned

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Erroneous testimony by special branch member named Richard Seary who was described by Supreme Court Justice Lionel Murphy as “the most unreliable person ever presented as the principle prosecution witness on a serious crime”.

Innocence Proved By:

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

$100k (AUS)

Was Perpetrator Found?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Information Source 1:

""Miscarriages of Justice: Background on Compensation for NSW Victims," by Tim Anderson"

Information Location 1:

http://www.justiceaction.org.au/JstAct/miscarrback.html

Information Source 2:

"Responding To Custody Levels - Compensation For Miscarriage Of Justice""

Information Location 2:

http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/IndigLRes/car/1993/6/21.html

Information Source 3:

"Second frame-up of Tim Anderson, The Guardian, June 7, 1989, p. 4"

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Information Source 4:

"The hangman and the electric chair - Part 1, by Bernie Matthews, July 28, 2005"

Information Location 4:

http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=3700

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Ethnicity/Skin:

White

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