Putnam Breed

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Charge:	"Fraud (passing bad checks, documents, casino, bankrupcy, etc.)"
Sentence:	6 months imprisonment
Years Imprisoned:	0.25
Year Crime:	2005
Year Convicted:	2007
Year Cleared:	2009
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	New Hampshire
County or Region of Crime:	Rockingham
City of Crime:	Hampton Falls
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Wrongly convicted of fraudulently signing cremation certificates. By signing the certificates, Dr. Putnam Breed verified he inspected bodies before they were cremated, something he did not do. Breed was one of five people prosecuted in what was called the Bayview Crematorium scandal in Seabrook that prosecutors claimed was intended to maximize the volume of bodies and profits. On July 2, 2009 the New Hampshire Supreme Court overturned Breed's convictions of "theft by unauthorized taking and fraudulent handling of recordable writings." (the cremation certificates)"
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Innocence Proved By:	"On July 2, 2009 the New Hampshire Supreme Court overturned Breed's convictions of "theft by unauthorized taking and fraudulent handling of recordable writings." (the cremation certificates)"
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Age When Imprisoned:	71
Age When Released:	71
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"State of NH v. Putnam Breed, No. 2007-654 (NH Sup Ct, 07-02-2009)"
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Information Source 2:	"NH high court tosses nine of surgeon's convictions, By James A. Kimble, The Eagle-Tribune (North Andover, MA), July 3, 2009"
Information Location 2:	http://www.eagletribune.com/punewsnh/local_story_183221543.html?keyword=topstory
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Putnam Breed

Charge:

"Fraud (passing bad checks, documents, casino, bankrupcy, etc.)"

Sentence:

6 months imprisonment

Years Imprisoned:

0.25

Year Crime:

2005

Year Convicted:

2007

Year Cleared:

2009

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

New Hampshire

County or Region of Crime:

Rockingham

City of Crime:

Hampton Falls

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On July 2, 2009 the New Hampshire Supreme Court overturned Breed's convictions of "theft by unauthorized taking and fraudulent handling of recordable writings." (the cremation certificates)"

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

71

Age When Released:

71

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"State of NH v. Putnam Breed, No. 2007-654 (NH Sup Ct, 07-02-2009)"

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Information Source 2:

"NH high court tosses nine of surgeon's convictions, By James A. Kimble, The Eagle-Tribune (North Andover, MA), July 3, 2009"

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http://www.eagletribune.com/punewsnh/local_story_183221543.html?keyword=topstory

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