Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Robbery (includes armed robbery) |
Sentence: |
25 years |
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Year Crime: |
1975 |
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Year Cleared: |
1980 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Missouri |
County or Region of Crime: |
Cooper |
City of Crime: |
Otterville |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary of Case: |
Thomas Woodrow Biddle |
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Innocence Proved By: |
"On May 13, 1980 Biddle's conviction was vacated by the Missouri Supreme Court sitting en banc, based on the prosecution's introduction of insufficient evidence of his guilt. On June 10, 1980 the ruling became final when the Court denied rehearing." |
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Information Source 1: |
"State v. Biddle, 599 SW 2d 182 (Mo. Sup. Ct., 5-13-1980) (En Banc) (Rehearing denied on 6-10-1980) (Vacating conviction)" |
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"http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=17515767792416046086&q=%22insufficient+evidence%22+AND+dismissal&hl=en&as_sdt=4,26" |
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