George Bray

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Charge:	Rape
Sentence:	99 years
Years Imprisoned:	16
Year Crime:	1942
Year Convicted:	1942
Year Cleared:	1958
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Illinois
County or Region of Crime:	Cook
City of Crime:	Chicago
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	George Bray was wrongly convicted in 1942 of rape and sentenced to 99 years imprisonment. Bray's prosecution was based on the testimony of the victim. Brays conviction set aside and the charge was dismissed in June 1958 based on new evidence the victim's identification of him was erroneous. No compensation for 16 years of wrongful imprisonment.
Conviction Caused By:	Erroneous victim eyewitness testimony.
Innocence Proved By:	Conviction set aside and indictment dismissed.
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Compensation Awarded:	No
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Sex:	Male
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George Bray

Charge:

Rape

Sentence:

99 years

Years Imprisoned:

16

Year Crime:

1942

Year Convicted:

1942

Year Cleared:

1958

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Illinois

County or Region of Crime:

Cook

City of Crime:

Chicago

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Erroneous victim eyewitness testimony.

Innocence Proved By:

Conviction set aside and indictment dismissed.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

No

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Male

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"The Innocents, Edward Radin,William Morrow & Co., 1964, p. 246."

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