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Jesse Boorn

 

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

Death

Years Imprisoned:

0.25

Year Crime:

1819

Year Convicted:

1819

Year Cleared:

1820

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Vermont

County or Region of Crime:

Bennington

City of Crime:

Manchester

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

""Jailhouse" snitch said Jesse Boom and Stephen Boorn had confessed to Russel Colvin's murder. Colvin had left town in 1812 and hadn't been seen since. He turned up alive after their convictions of murdering him. Convicted in November 1819, the convictions were set aside in January 1820 because no crime had been committed."

Conviction Caused By:

"False testimony of a "jailhouse" snitch informant, and false confession by co-defendant to killing a man who was still alive."

Innocence Proved By:

"The alleged victim, Russel Colvin, turned up alive."

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Compensation Awarded:

No

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Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"The Innocents, Edward. D. Radin, William Morrow, 1964, p. 239-240"

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"Wrongful Convictions, Max Hirschberg, 13 Rocky Mountain Law Review (1940), pgs 26"

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