George Caldwell

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Charge:	Arson
Sentence:	7 years
Years Imprisoned:	5.4
Year Crime:	1878
Year Convicted:	1879
Year Cleared:	1884
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Massachusetts
County or Region of Crime:	Middlesex
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Result:	Pardoned
Summary of Case:	"George Caldwell was wrongly convicted on February 21, 1879 of committing arson in Middlesex County, Massachusetts in 1878. After his conviction by a jury Caldwell was sentenced to seven years in prison. After a careful review of the record and hearing evidence during a hearing, the Massachusetts Pardon Committee concluded Caldwell was likely innocent because it was doubtful he committed the crime. On July 31, 1884 George Caldwell was granted a full pardon by Massachusetts Governor George D. Robinson based on the recommendation of the Pardon Committee that it was doubtful he committed the crime."
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Innocence Proved By:	"On July 31, 1884 George Caldwell was granted a full pardon by Massachusetts Governor George D. Robinson based on the recommendation of the Pardon Committee that it was doubtful he committed the crime."
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"Acts and Resolves Passed by the General Court of Massachusetts in the year 1885, Published by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, Wright & Potter Printing Co., Boston, 1885, p. 962."
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George Caldwell

Charge:

Arson

Sentence:

7 years

Years Imprisoned:

5.4

Year Crime:

1878

Year Convicted:

1879

Year Cleared:

1884

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Massachusetts

County or Region of Crime:

Middlesex

City of Crime:

Result:

Pardoned

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On July 31, 1884 George Caldwell was granted a full pardon by Massachusetts Governor George D. Robinson based on the recommendation of the Pardon Committee that it was doubtful he committed the crime."

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Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

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Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

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"Acts and Resolves Passed by the General Court of Massachusetts in the year 1885, Published by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, Wright & Potter Printing Co., Boston, 1885, p. 962."

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