Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Contempt of Court |
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2011 |
Year Convicted: |
2011 |
Year Cleared: |
2013 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Virginia |
County or Region of Crime: |
Arlington |
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Result: |
Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
Felecia Amos |
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Innocence Proved By: |
"On April 9, 2013 the Virginia Court of Appeals reversed Amos' conviction based on trial judge erroneously relying on hearsay evidence to summarily find Amos in contempt." |
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"Felecia Amos v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1667-11-4 (Virginia Ct. of Appeal, 4-9-2013) (Reversing conviction based on trial judge erroneously relying on hearsay evidence to summarily find Amos in contempt.)" |
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http://www.courts.state.va.us/opinions/opncavwp/1667114.pdf |
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