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Superior Court of Middlesex County New Jersey to the crime of atrocious assault for having personally attacked his wife with lye on 20 November 1977. He was subsequently sentenced to serve between 8 and 12 years in New Jersey State Prison. In 1980 Mokone stood trial in New York County, New York, accused of having orchestrated an attack on his wife's lawyer, Ann Boylan Rogers, in which sulfuric acid was thrown in her face outside her home in Manhattan on 8 October 1977. Rogers was left seriously disfigured and blind in one eye. Mokone was found guilty of Assault in the First Degree in May 1980 and later sentenced to serve 5 to 15 years in New York State Prison after having completed his New Jersey sentence. He was released from custody in August 1990. Mokone consistently denied his guilt and claimed that he had been specifically targeted due to his links to the left-wing, anti-
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807:(habeas corpus proceeding in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York), reported at 680 F. Supp. 679 (S.D.N.Y. 1988) -- shows basic facts of case and, in discussion of "Evidence of Other Crimes and Bad Acts," the New Jersey Case.
424:, where he made four league appearances, scoring one goal in the process. Although his stay at Coventry was a short one, he was the first Black footballer to play for them in the Football League. He later played in the Netherlands with
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Department of Corrections website; "Inmate Lookup" for DIN # 85A5876, Mokone, Steve—shows correct date of birth, crime of conviction, length of sentence, and release date.
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814:(habeas corpus proceeding before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit), reported at 710 F. 2d 998 (3d Cir. 1983) -- shows the length of the New Jersey Sentence.
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548:. Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
728:"The sad secret kept by trailblazing South African Steve Mokone | Ed Aarons"
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715:Mokone v. Kelly, 680 F. Supp. 679 (S.D.N.Y 1988)
571:. Leicester: Conker Editions. pp. 168–169.
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984:Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
760:Updated Announcement of Passing of Steve Mokone
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1019:South African expatriate sportspeople in Spain
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416:player was close to signing for English side
745:De zwarte meteoor na 36 jaar terug in Almelo
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353:*Club domestic league appearances and goals
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592:Steve Mokone, de Zwarte Meteoor, overleden
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465:Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League
666:"5 Players Get Gate and 2 Fans Nabbed".
546:"COVENTRY CITY : 1946/47 - 2007/08"
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607:Heracles-legende Steve Mokone overleden
994:Expatriate men's footballers in France
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786:In memoriam: Steve Mokone - 20-03-2015
762:, Press statement issued 20 March 2015
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645:"Cardiff City: 1946/47 - 2008/09"
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