Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
"Theft (including swindling/fraud, deception and grand larceny)" |
Sentence: |
10 years probation |
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Year Crime: |
1992 |
Year Convicted: |
1992 |
Year Cleared: |
1996 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Texas |
County or Region of Crime: |
Harris |
City of Crime: |
Houston |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
"Patsy Bolander was wrongly convicted on September 30, 1992 of theft for presenting a fraudulent lottery ticket to claim a $10,000 prize in Houston, Texas. After her conviction by a jury she was sentenced to ten years probation." |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
53 |
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Female |
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White |
Information Source 1: |
"Patsy Bolander, The National Registry of Exonerations" |
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https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=4749 |
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