Barbara J. Baum

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Charge:	Sodomy (also Buggery)
Sentence:	1 year
Years Imprisoned:	0.62
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Year Convicted:	1988
Year Cleared:	1990
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	U.S. Military - Federal Case
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Barbara J. Baum was convicted in June 1988 of engaging in sodomy, which was illegal in the Marine Corps. Baum was sentenced to one year in prison and a dishonorable discharge. On February 18, 1990, Baum's conviction was overturned by a military appeals court on the basis of bias by two jurors, and the prosecution's key witness provided uncorroborated testimony -- which invalidated it as a matter of law under the military code of justice. Baum spent 226 days in the brig in 1988 before her sentence was commutted to time served. That was prior to her conviction being overturned."
Conviction Caused By:	Uncorroborated testimony by the prosecuton's key witness.
Innocence Proved By:	"On February 18, 1990, Baum's conviction was overturned by a military appeals court."
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Age When Imprisoned:	22
Age When Released:	23
Sex:	Female
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Information Source 1:	"Court Overturns Conviction Of Female Marine in Sex Case, Associated Press story, New York Times, February 19, 1990"
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Barbara J. Baum

Charge:

Sodomy (also Buggery)

Sentence:

1 year

Years Imprisoned:

0.62

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1988

Year Cleared:

1990

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

U.S. Military - Federal Case

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Uncorroborated testimony by the prosecuton's key witness.

Innocence Proved By:

"On February 18, 1990, Baum's conviction was overturned by a military appeals court."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

22

Age When Released:

23

Sex:

Female

Skin/Ethnicity:

Information Source 1:

"Court Overturns Conviction Of Female Marine in Sex Case, Associated Press story, New York Times, February 19, 1990"

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http://www.nytimes.com/1990/02/19/us/court-overturns-conviction-of-female-marine-in-sex-case.html?pagewanted=2

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