Willie Comer

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Charge:	Robbery (includes armed robbery)
Sentence:	2 to 4 years
Years Imprisoned:	0.33
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Year Convicted:	1961
Year Cleared:	1962
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Pennsylvania
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	Willie Comer was wrongly convicted as one of the men who robbed a café' after being erroneously identified by two eyewitnesses. After four months in prison one of the robbers admitted that Comer wasn't one of the robbers and he named his accomplices. Comer's conviction was set aside and the charged were dismissed when the actual culprit was identified. No compensation was awarded for 4 months of imprisonment.
Conviction Caused By:	Eyewitness error
Innocence Proved By:	Actual culprit discovered. Conviction set aside and charges dismissed.
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Compensation Awarded:	No
Was Perpetrator Identified?	Yes
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Sex:	Male
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Willie Comer

Charge:

Robbery (includes armed robbery)

Sentence:

2 to 4 years

Years Imprisoned:

0.33

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1961

Year Cleared:

1962

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Pennsylvania

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Eyewitness error

Innocence Proved By:

Actual culprit discovered. Conviction set aside and charges dismissed.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

No

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Yes

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Male

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"The Innocents, Edward Radin,William Morrow & Co., 1964, p. 246."

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