Mr. Abraham

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Charge:	Conspiracy to violate one or more laws.
Sentence:	"2 years & $1,000 fine"
Years Imprisoned:	0.75
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Year Convicted:	1927
Year Cleared:	1928
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Oklahoma - Federal Case
County or Region of Crime:	Oklahoma
City of Crime:	Oklahoma City
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Ike Gerson, Mr. Abraham, and Mr. Nathan were wrongly convicted in federal court in Oklahoma City of conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States by concealing from the trustee in bankruptcy certain merchandise and cash of the estate of Abraham Gerson. After their conviction by a jury the defendants were each sentenced to 2 years in prison and payment of a $1,000 fine. Gerson, Abraham, and Nathan appealed. On March 14, 1928 the U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals set-aside the convictions of Gerson, Abraham, and Nathan on the basis the prosecution failed to introduce sufficient evidence to prove the conspiracy charge."
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Innocence Proved By:	"On March 14, 1928 the U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals set-aside the convictions of Gerson, Abraham, and Nathan on the basis the prosecution failed to introduce sufficient evidence to prove the conspiracy charge."
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"Gerson v. United States (three cases), 25 F. 2d 49 (8th Circuit 1928) (Reversing conviction based on insufficient evidence of guilt.)"
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Mr. Abraham

Charge:

Conspiracy to violate one or more laws.

Sentence:

"2 years & $1,000 fine"

Years Imprisoned:

0.75

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1927

Year Cleared:

1928

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Oklahoma - Federal Case

County or Region of Crime:

Oklahoma

City of Crime:

Oklahoma City

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On March 14, 1928 the U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals set-aside the convictions of Gerson, Abraham, and Nathan on the basis the prosecution failed to introduce sufficient evidence to prove the conspiracy charge."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

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Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"Gerson v. United States (three cases), 25 F. 2d 49 (8th Circuit 1928) (Reversing conviction based on insufficient evidence of guilt.)"

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"https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=18052672717050777486&hl=en&as_sdt=6,48"

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