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US Woman Awarded $34 Million For Wrongful Conviction After 16 Years In Jail
A Nevada woman, who spent nearly 16 years in jail for a crime she never committed, was awarded $34 million by a federal jury after it concluded that local police deliberately caused her emotional suffering during their investigation.
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Woman Wrongfully Convicted In Murder Case Released After 13 Years
Kimberly Hanzlik, 59, was convicted in 2011 alongside gunman Joseph Meldish.
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US Man, Wrongly Convicted For 22 Years, Says Prison Saved His Life
Convicted in 1995 of a double homicide, Calvin Buari was sentenced to 50 years to life for the deaths of two brothers, Elijah and Salhaddin Harris, in the Bronx.
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Japanese Man Acquitted Of 1966 Murders After 45 Years On Death Row
A Japanese man said to have spent the world's longest time on death row was acquitted of murder on Thursday, his legal team said, ending his family's search for justice after a wrongful conviction for crimes committed nearly 60 years ago.
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US Jury Awards $50 Million To Man After 10 Years Of Wrongful Conviction
A US jury has awarded $50 million in damages to a man who spent nearly 10 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of murder, his lawyers said Tuesday.
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"Did Nothing Wrong": Trump Welcomes New York Sentencing Delay
Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump on Friday welcomed a delay in his New York hush money fraud case that pushed sentencing on his 34 felony convictions until after the election.
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UK Man Wrongfully Jailed For 17 Years Ordered To Pay Rs 1 Crore For 'Bed And Board' Fees
Malkinson, who spent 17 years wrongfully imprisoned, will see a deduction of 100,000 pounds (Rs 1,06,88,639) from his compensation.
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Indian-Origin Man Wrongly Jailed For 38 Years For Murders Dies In US Prison
Kris Maharaj was wrongly convicted in 1986 for the murders of Derrick and Duane Moo Young, and his death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment in 2002.
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Indian-Origin Woman Wrongly Jailed In UK During Pregnancy Rejects Apology
An Indian-origin former manager of a Post Office in England wrongly jailed while pregnant has rejected the apology of an engineer whose evidence helped convict her over faulty accounting software.
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This US Woman Spent More Than 4 Decades In Jail For The Murder She Didn't Commit
They believe she's the longest wrongly imprisoned woman in US history and are fighting for her immediate release.
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"Right Historical Wrongs": US State To Pardon 100,000 Marijuana Convicts
Maryland's governor will issue a mass pardon of drug offenses, US media reported Sunday, in a far-reaching move forgiving 175,000 low-level marijuana convictions across multiple decades.
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Delhi Court Acquits Man In Child Sex Abuse Case, Says Stigma More Painful Than Jail
The case dates back to 2016 when the victim (12) had alleged that the appellant, her aunt's brother, sexually abused her in her home.
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"Had Not Been Pregnant, Would Have Ended My Life": UK Post Office Scandal Victim
Wrongly convicted due to bugs in the UK Post Office's computer system, Seema Misra was sent to prison while two months pregnant.
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After 48 Years, Wrongfully Convicted US Man Cleared Of Murder Charges
Glynn Simmons was exonerated after a 1975 conviction for a murder he did not commit.
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Black Man, Wrongfully Imprisoned For 16 Years, Shot Dead By Police In Florida
He had only been out of prison for three and a half years following his exoneration when the tragic incident happened.
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US Woman Awarded $34 Million For Wrongful Conviction After 16 Years In Jail
A Nevada woman, who spent nearly 16 years in jail for a crime she never committed, was awarded $34 million by a federal jury after it concluded that local police deliberately caused her emotional suffering during their investigation.
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Woman Wrongfully Convicted In Murder Case Released After 13 Years
Kimberly Hanzlik, 59, was convicted in 2011 alongside gunman Joseph Meldish.
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US Man, Wrongly Convicted For 22 Years, Says Prison Saved His Life
Convicted in 1995 of a double homicide, Calvin Buari was sentenced to 50 years to life for the deaths of two brothers, Elijah and Salhaddin Harris, in the Bronx.
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Japanese Man Acquitted Of 1966 Murders After 45 Years On Death Row
A Japanese man said to have spent the world's longest time on death row was acquitted of murder on Thursday, his legal team said, ending his family's search for justice after a wrongful conviction for crimes committed nearly 60 years ago.
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US Jury Awards $50 Million To Man After 10 Years Of Wrongful Conviction
A US jury has awarded $50 million in damages to a man who spent nearly 10 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of murder, his lawyers said Tuesday.
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"Did Nothing Wrong": Trump Welcomes New York Sentencing Delay
Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump on Friday welcomed a delay in his New York hush money fraud case that pushed sentencing on his 34 felony convictions until after the election.
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UK Man Wrongfully Jailed For 17 Years Ordered To Pay Rs 1 Crore For 'Bed And Board' Fees
Malkinson, who spent 17 years wrongfully imprisoned, will see a deduction of 100,000 pounds (Rs 1,06,88,639) from his compensation.
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Indian-Origin Man Wrongly Jailed For 38 Years For Murders Dies In US Prison
Kris Maharaj was wrongly convicted in 1986 for the murders of Derrick and Duane Moo Young, and his death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment in 2002.
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Indian-Origin Woman Wrongly Jailed In UK During Pregnancy Rejects Apology
An Indian-origin former manager of a Post Office in England wrongly jailed while pregnant has rejected the apology of an engineer whose evidence helped convict her over faulty accounting software.
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This US Woman Spent More Than 4 Decades In Jail For The Murder She Didn't Commit
They believe she's the longest wrongly imprisoned woman in US history and are fighting for her immediate release.
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"Right Historical Wrongs": US State To Pardon 100,000 Marijuana Convicts
Maryland's governor will issue a mass pardon of drug offenses, US media reported Sunday, in a far-reaching move forgiving 175,000 low-level marijuana convictions across multiple decades.
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Delhi Court Acquits Man In Child Sex Abuse Case, Says Stigma More Painful Than Jail
The case dates back to 2016 when the victim (12) had alleged that the appellant, her aunt's brother, sexually abused her in her home.
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"Had Not Been Pregnant, Would Have Ended My Life": UK Post Office Scandal Victim
Wrongly convicted due to bugs in the UK Post Office's computer system, Seema Misra was sent to prison while two months pregnant.
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After 48 Years, Wrongfully Convicted US Man Cleared Of Murder Charges
Glynn Simmons was exonerated after a 1975 conviction for a murder he did not commit.
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Black Man, Wrongfully Imprisoned For 16 Years, Shot Dead By Police In Florida
He had only been out of prison for three and a half years following his exoneration when the tragic incident happened.
