Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Indecent Assault (Incl. aggravated) |
Sentence: |
3 months to 2 yrs |
Years Imprisoned: |
0.9 |
Year Crime: |
2000 |
Year Convicted: |
2001 |
Year Cleared: |
2004 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Pennsylvania |
County or Region of Crime: |
Venango |
City of Crime: |
Polk |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
"David W. Anderson was wrongly convicted on February 13, 2001 of of indecent assault on a person with intellectual disabilities, D.M., at the Polk Center State Hospital in Polk, Pennsylvania. Anderson worked at PCSH, a state operated facility for adults with intellectual disabilities. David Anderson was sentenced on March 26, 2001 to 3 months to 2 years in prison." |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
35 |
Age When Released: |
35 |
Sex: |
Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
White |
Information Source 1: |
"Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. David W. Anderson, No. 495 WDA 2009 (Superior Ct. of Penn., 10-22-2010)" |
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http://caselaw.findlaw.com/pa-superior-court/1542437.html |
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