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  2. False imprisonment - Wikipedia

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    The definition of false imprisonment under UK law and legislation is the "Unlawful imposition or constraint of another's freedom of movement from a particular place." [14] False imprisonment is where the defendant intentionally or recklessly, and unlawfully, restricts the claimant's freedom of movement totally. [15]

  3. Police misconduct - Wikipedia

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    Police misconduct is inappropriate conduct and illegal actions taken by police officers in connection with their official duties. Types of misconduct include among others: sexual offences, coerced false confession, intimidation, false arrest, false imprisonment, falsification of evidence, spoliation of evidence, police perjury, witness tampering, police brutality, police corruption, racial ...

  4. Turpin case - Wikipedia

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    On February 22, 2019, David and Louise each changed their not-guilty pleas to guilty to one count of torture, three counts of willful child abuse, four counts of false imprisonment, and six counts of cruelty to an adult dependent. [36] Both were sentenced to life imprisonment with the possibility of parole after 25 years. [1]

  5. Fred Zain - Wikipedia

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    It was established later that Zain had gained his job in the serology department by false credentials. He claimed to have graduated from West Virginia State College (now West Virginia State University) with a major in biology and a minor in chemistry. He had indeed majored in biology, having graduated with a C average.

  6. List of wrongful convictions in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Teenagers Rhonda Johnson and Sharon Shaw disappeared while at a beach in Galveston, Texas, on August 4, 1971; their remains were found in a marsh in January 1972. Though Michael Lloyd Self, a local sex offender, wrote a confession, he contended that police officers forced him to do so at gunpoint. Self was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1975.

  7. List of long-term false imprisonment cases - Wikipedia

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    Jayme Closs, kidnapped after her parents' murder and held for 88 days, discovered on 10 January 2019.; Murder of Sylvia Likens, a teenager tortured and repeatedly held captive in the basement by her caretaker and her children and their friends for three months, discovered on 26 October 1965.

  8. Michael Morton (criminal justice) - Wikipedia

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    On September 25, 1986, Morton was arrested and charged with the murder of his wife. He was convicted in February 1987 and sentenced to life in prison. [3] James Joseph Duane has used Morton as an example of why innocent people talking to the police can lead to their conviction for crimes they did not commit, in Duane's book You Have the Right to Remain Innocent.

  9. Obstruction of justice in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In United States jurisdictions, obstruction of justice refers to a number of offenses that involve unduly influencing, impeding, or otherwise interfering with the justice system, especially the legal and procedural tasks of prosecutors, investigators, or other government officials.