Robert Burkell

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Charge:	First Degree Murder
Sentence:	Life Imprisonment
Years Imprisoned:	4
Year Crime:	2003
Year Convicted:	2006
Year Cleared:	2007
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Florida
County or Region of Crime:	Broward
City of Crime:	Tamarac
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Robert Burkell was wrongly convicted in 2006 of the November 2003 murder of a friend. He was sentenced to life in prison. On October 17, 2007 the Florida Court of Appeals vacated Robert Burkell's conviction on the basis that there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction and ordered the trial court to enter a judgment of acquittal."
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Innocence Proved By:	"On October 17, 2007 the Florida Court of Appeals vacated Robert Burkell's conviction on the basis that there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction and ordered the trial court to enter a judgment of acquittal."
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Age When Imprisoned:	55
Age When Released:	59
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"Burkell v. State, No. 4D06-1153 (Fla.App. 10-17-2007)"
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Information Source 2:	"Appeals court overturns murder conviction of tamarac landlord, by Paula McMahon, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, October 18, 2007"
Information Location 2:	"http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-flbout1018nboct18,0,3056434,print.story"
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Robert Burkell

Charge:

First Degree Murder

Sentence:

Life Imprisonment

Years Imprisoned:

4

Year Crime:

2003

Year Convicted:

2006

Year Cleared:

2007

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Florida

County or Region of Crime:

Broward

City of Crime:

Tamarac

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On October 17, 2007 the Florida Court of Appeals vacated Robert Burkell's conviction on the basis that there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction and ordered the trial court to enter a judgment of acquittal."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

55

Age When Released:

59

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"Burkell v. State, No. 4D06-1153 (Fla.App. 10-17-2007)"

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"Appeals court overturns murder conviction of tamarac landlord, by Paula McMahon, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, October 18, 2007"

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"http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-flbout1018nboct18,0,3056434,print.story"

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