Mr. Causey

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Charge:	Receiving Stolen Property (Incl. theft by receiving stolen property)
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Year Crime:	1972
Year Convicted:	1975
Year Cleared:	1976
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Georgia
County or Region of Crime:	Fulton
City of Crime:	Atlanta
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Mr. Causey was wrongly convicted of receiving stolen property from persons unknown. The property was clothing owned by Sears, Roebuck & Co. that was allegedly taken from a Leaseway Trailer in July 1972. After his conviction by a jury Causey appealed. On September 8, 1976 the Georgia Court of Appeals reversed Causey's convictions based on the prosecution's failure to introduce sufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt the essential element that Causey knowingly received stolen property. The Court's ruling stated: "However, to convict the defendant it must also be established that he had in his possession goods which were stolen, and that he knew or should have known them to be stolen. ... It follows that the state failed to prove that any merchandise taken from the burglarized van was in fact found on the defendant's premises. For this reason alone, the proof falls short of the minimum necessary to sustain a conviction for receiving stolen goods, knowing them to have been stolen." (Causey v. State, 139 Ga. App. 499, 229 SE2d 1 (1976))"
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Innocence Proved By:	"On September 8, 1976 the Georgia Court of Appeals reversed Causey's convictions based on the prosecution's failure to introduce sufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt the essential element that Causey knowingly received stolen property."
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Information Source 1:	"Causey v. State, 139 Ga. App. 499, 229 SE2d 1 (1976) (Reversing conviction based on prosecution's failure to introduce sufficient evidence proving Causey knew he received stolen property.)"
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Mr. Causey

Charge:

Receiving Stolen Property (Incl. theft by receiving stolen property)

Sentence:

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

1972

Year Convicted:

1975

Year Cleared:

1976

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Georgia

County or Region of Crime:

Fulton

City of Crime:

Atlanta

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On September 8, 1976 the Georgia Court of Appeals reversed Causey's convictions based on the prosecution's failure to introduce sufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt the essential element that Causey knowingly received stolen property."

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Male

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"Causey v. State, 139 Ga. App. 499, 229 SE2d 1 (1976) (Reversing conviction based on prosecution's failure to introduce sufficient evidence proving Causey knew he received stolen property.)"

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