Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Prostitution |
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4 to 10 years |
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Year Convicted: |
1997 |
Year Cleared: |
1998 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Nevada |
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Result: |
Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
Deon Kay Cagle was wrongly convicted of prostitution. Nevada Supreme Court reversed her conviction in September 1998 based on insufficient evidence she had committed the crime. |
Conviction Caused By: |
Convicted on circumstantial evidence. |
Innocence Proved By: |
Nevada Supreme Court reversed Cagle's conviction in September 1998. |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
29 |
Age When Released: |
30 |
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Female |
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Information Source 1: |
"Court - Prostitute Wrongly Convicted, Las Vegas Journal-Review, September 6, 1998" |
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http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/1998/Sep-06-Sun-1998/news/8169891.html |
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