Sherry B. Bailey

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Charge:	Vehicular Homicide (Incl. Culpable negligence)
Sentence:	"6 years and a fine of $2,000"
Years Imprisoned:	1
Year Crime:	2003
Year Convicted:	2004
Year Cleared:	2005
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Louisiana
County or Region of Crime:	Natchitoches
City of Crime:	Natchez
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Sherry S. Bailey was wrongly convicted on May 10, 2004 of vehicular manslaughter in the death of 79-year-old Lillie Ingram after a traffic collision on May 30, 2003 near Natchez, Bailey's conviction was based on the prosecution's argument the accident was caused by her being intoxicated. Bailey was sentenced to six years imprisonment at hard labor and a fine of $2,000. Bailey appealed arguing there was insufficient evidence the accident was caused by her and not by the dangerous position of the victim's car immediately prior to the impact. Her conviction was overturned by the Louisiana Court of Appeals on April 6, 2005 which ruled "the evidence was insufficient to show that (Bailey's) intoxication combined with her operation of her vehicle (caused the) victim's death." Lousiana's Supreme Court upheld that ruling."
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Innocence Proved By:	"Sherry S. Bailey's conviction was overturned by the Louisiana Court of Appeals on April 6, 2005 based on insufficient evidence of her guilt."
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Age When Imprisoned:	37
Age When Released:	38
Sex:	Female
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Information Source 1:	"Woman arrested for DWI years after conviction overturned in fatal wreck, Natchez Democrat, November 10, 2012"
Information Location 1:	http://www.natchezdemocrat.com/2012/11/10/woman-arrested-for-dwi-years-after-conviction-overturned-in-fatal-wreck/
Information Source 2:	"State v. Bailey, 905 So.2d 303 (2005) [LA Ct. of Appeals, 4-6-2005]"
Information Location 2:	http://www.leagle.com/xmlResult.aspx?xmldoc=20051208905So2d303_11188.xml&docbase=CSLWAR2-1986-2006
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Sherry B. Bailey

Charge:

Vehicular Homicide (Incl. Culpable negligence)

Sentence:

"6 years and a fine of $2,000"

Years Imprisoned:

1

Year Crime:

2003

Year Convicted:

2004

Year Cleared:

2005

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Louisiana

County or Region of Crime:

Natchitoches

City of Crime:

Natchez

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"Sherry S. Bailey's conviction was overturned by the Louisiana Court of Appeals on April 6, 2005 based on insufficient evidence of her guilt."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

37

Age When Released:

38

Sex:

Female

Skin/Ethnicity:

Information Source 1:

"Woman arrested for DWI years after conviction overturned in fatal wreck, Natchez Democrat, November 10, 2012"

Information Location 1:

http://www.natchezdemocrat.com/2012/11/10/woman-arrested-for-dwi-years-after-conviction-overturned-in-fatal-wreck/

Information Source 2:

"State v. Bailey, 905 So.2d 303 (2005) [LA Ct. of Appeals, 4-6-2005]"

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http://www.leagle.com/xmlResult.aspx?xmldoc=20051208905So2d303_11188.xml&docbase=CSLWAR2-1986-2006

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