Court says U.S. woman imprisoned for 12 years committed no crime

01.02.2006 17:28

A &to=http://english.pravda.ru/columnists/2002/11/12/39393.html' target=_blank>U.S. federal appeals court Wednesday overturned a woman's bad-check conviction, saying she served 12 years in prison "for conduct that is not a crime."

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Joni Goldyn, 59, a problem gambler convicted of five counts of writing bad checks in Las Vegas.

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Author`s name Anton Kulikov

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