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Wrongly
Convicted Database
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Years
Imprisoned:
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10 |
Charge: |
Murder |
Sentence: |
Life Imprisonment |
Year Convicted: |
1998 |
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Location
of Trial:
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Florida |
Result:
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Judicially Exonerated (either after completion of sentence or while released on appeal) |
Summary
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Wrongly convicted in 1998 of murdering his wife based on an FBI lab technicians comparative bullet lead analysis (CBLA) testimony. Jimmy Ates was sentenced to life in prison. Based on the FBI's repudiation of a scientific basis for CBLA, Ates filed a motion for a new trial. On December 17, 2008 Ates conviction was overturned and he was released with the agreement of the prosecution. Ates had been imprisoned for 10 years |
Conviction
Caused By:
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An FBI lab technicians comparative bullet lead analysis (CBLA) testimony. |
Innocence
Proved By:
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On December 17, 2008 Ates conviction was overturned and he was released with the agreement of the prosecution.
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Information Source 1: |
Judge Overturns Jimmy Ates’ Conviction- Use of Junk Science Leads to Release, Press Release, Innocence Project of Florida, December 17, 2008 |
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The State Uncharacteristically Admits Wrongdoing in Ates Case, Press Release, Innocence Project of Florida, December 15, 2008 |
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Ethnicity/Skin:
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White |
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