Tom Edwin Chumley

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Charge:	Murder
Sentence:	Life Imprisonment
Years Imprisoned:	5
Year Crime:	2003
Year Convicted:	2005
Year Cleared:	2009
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Georgia
County or Region of Crime:	Columbia
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Tom Edwin Chumley was wrongly convicted on March 12, 2005 of the murder of his mother in Columbia County, Georgia. His conviction was based on his videotaped confession to the crime that he retracted. Chumley was sentenced to life in prison. His conviction was overturned in January 2008 by the Georgia Supreme Court. Chuley was acquitted on July 17, 2009 after his retrial and he was released after five years in custody."
Conviction Caused By:	Chumley falsely confessed to the crime on videotape.
Innocence Proved By:	"Chumley's conviction was overturned in January 2008 by the Georgia Supreme Court. Chuley was acquitted on July 17, 2009 after his retrial and he was released after five years in custody."
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Age When Imprisoned:	53
Age When Released:	58
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"Tom Edwin Chumley, The National Registry of Exonerations"
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Tom Edwin Chumley

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

Life Imprisonment

Years Imprisoned:

5

Year Crime:

2003

Year Convicted:

2005

Year Cleared:

2009

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Georgia

County or Region of Crime:

Columbia

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Chumley falsely confessed to the crime on videotape.

Innocence Proved By:

"Chumley's conviction was overturned in January 2008 by the Georgia Supreme Court. Chuley was acquitted on July 17, 2009 after his retrial and he was released after five years in custody."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

53

Age When Released:

58

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"Tom Edwin Chumley, The National Registry of Exonerations"

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https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=4204

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