French Court Overturns Conviction of Man Accused of Murdering Four Family Members in 1994
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The Court of Review overturned Dany Leprince's life sentence. He is now 69 years old. He has claimed his innocence for more than 30 years. He had been convicted in 1997 for a quadruple murder in the Sarthe. This Thursday morning his lawyer welcomes a historic cancellation. A new trial will therefore be held before a sitting court. Since 1945, this is only the thirteenth time that a criminal trial is being reviewed in France. (Police, justice and…
The reversal of the sentence occurred following a new appeal filed in 2021, based on evidence that was not examined during the first trial and that, according to the defense, point to the possible involvement of the ex-wife of Leprince, Martine Compain
The coup de théâtre in one of the most famous French criminal cases: the Court of Review overturned on Thursday the life sentence of Dany Leprince for the quadruple murder of members of his family in...
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estrepublicain.frDany Leprince, 69, has long claimed his innocence from the murders of his brother, his sister-in-law and two of his nieces.
The Court of Revision, a special formation of the Court of Cassation, overturned on Thursday 2 July the sentence to life imprisonment of Dany Leprince. This is a rare decision, which took place only a dozen times.
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