Gabriel Baddeley

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Charge:	Arson
Sentence:	"2 months in jail, 180 hours of community service and $650,000 in restitution"
Years Imprisoned:	0.167
Year Crime:	2001
Year Convicted:	2002
Year Cleared:	2004
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Washington
County or Region of Crime:	Benton
City of Crime:	Prosser
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Gabriel Baddeley was 19 when he wrongly pled guilty in March 2002 after being pressured by police to confess to setting a fire in August 2001 at the high school in Prosser, Washington. Baddeley had a mental disability that made him highly suggestible to suggestions he committed the crime. Baddeley was sentenced to two months in jail, 180 hours of community service and ordered to pay restitution of $650,000. The actual arsonist confessed to authorities in 2004 and provided details not released to the public. The prosecution's motion to vacate Baddeley's conviction was granted on March 31, 2004 and his charges were dismissed."
Conviction Caused By:	False confession under pressure by police interrogators.
Innocence Proved By:	"The prosecution's motion to vacate Baddeley's conviction was granted on March 31, 2004 and his charges were dismissed."
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Was Perpetrator Identified?	Yes
Age When Imprisoned:	19
Age When Released:	19
Sex:	Male
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Information Source 1:	"Gabriel Baddeley, The National Registry of Exonerations"
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Gabriel Baddeley

Charge:

Arson

Sentence:

"2 months in jail, 180 hours of community service and $650,000 in restitution"

Years Imprisoned:

0.167

Year Crime:

2001

Year Convicted:

2002

Year Cleared:

2004

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Washington

County or Region of Crime:

Benton

City of Crime:

Prosser

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

False confession under pressure by police interrogators.

Innocence Proved By:

"The prosecution's motion to vacate Baddeley's conviction was granted on March 31, 2004 and his charges were dismissed."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Yes

Age When Imprisoned:

19

Age When Released:

19

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

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"Gabriel Baddeley, The National Registry of Exonerations"

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http://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3007

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