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Salvatore (Sam) Fazzari

Years Imprisoned:	2
Charge:	Murder
Sentence:	Life imprisonment with 10 year minimum
Year Convicted:	2006
Year Cleared:	2007
Location of Trial:	Australia
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Co-defendant of Jose Martinez and Carlos Pereiras. The three men were wrongly convicted in April 2006 of murdering an intoxicated man they had encountered at a bus stop, by throwing him off a bridge. Two of the three defendant's said that all they did was kick him and then left him while he was sitting alive near the bus stop. The three defendants were sentenced to life in prison with a 10 year minimum. On July 6, 2007, the Western Australia Court of Appeals quashed the conviction of all three defendants, ruling that their conviction was based on speculation and not evidence that they murdered the man, and ordered their immediate release. The three defendants were wrongly imprisoned for two years."
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Innocence Proved By:	"On July 6, 2007, the Western Australia Court of Appeals quashed the conviction of all three defendants, ruling that their conviction was based on speculation and not evidence that they murdered the man, and ordered their immediate release."
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Age When Imprisoned:	25
Age When Released:	27
Information Source 1:	Martinez -v- The State of Western Australia [2007] WASCA 143
Information Location 1:	http://www.supremecourt.wa.gov.au/
Information Source 2:	"Footbridge murder convictions thrown out, ABC News, July 6, 2007"
Information Location 2:	http://abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/07/06/1971620.htm?section=justin
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Ethnicity/Skin:	White
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Salvatore (Sam) Fazzari

Years Imprisoned:

2

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

Life imprisonment with 10 year minimum

Year Convicted:

2006

Year Cleared:

2007

Location of Trial:

Australia

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On July 6, 2007, the Western Australia Court of Appeals quashed the conviction of all three defendants, ruling that their conviction was based on speculation and not evidence that they murdered the man, and ordered their immediate release."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Found?

Age When Imprisoned:

25

Age When Released:

27

Information Source 1:

Martinez -v- The State of Western Australia [2007] WASCA 143

Information Location 1:

http://www.supremecourt.wa.gov.au/

Information Source 2:

"Footbridge murder convictions thrown out, ABC News, July 6, 2007"

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http://abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/07/06/1971620.htm?section=justin

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White

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