David Crane (lawyer)

David M. Crane
Crane in January 1999
Born (1950-05-29) May 29, 1950 (age 74)
Santa Monica, California
NationalityAmerican
Alma materOhio University
Syracuse University
OccupationLawyer

David Michael Crane (born May 29, 1950)[1] is an American lawyer who was the Chief Prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) from April 2002 until July 15, 2005. During his tenure, he indicted, among others, the then-President of Liberia, Charles Taylor. Crane was replaced as chief prosecutor by his deputy Desmond de Silva. On April 26, 2012, the SCSL, sitting in The Hague, convicted Taylor on various charges. Crane served as Professor of Practice at Syracuse University College of Law from 2006 until 2018.[2]

  1. ^ Birth Index, 1905-1995. Sacramento, California: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics.
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