Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Child/Minor Sex Abuse (incl. molestation) |
Sentence: |
50 years |
Years Imprisoned: |
2.58 |
Year Crime: |
1993 |
Year Convicted: |
1995 |
Year Cleared: |
1999 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Oklahoma |
County or Region of Crime: |
Tulsa |
City of Crime: |
Tulsa |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
"Anthony Cooper was wrongly convicted on May 17, 1995 of one count of sexually abusing a child related to his alleged assault of his ex-wife's seven-year-old son in 1993 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. After his conviction by a jury Cooper was sentenced to 50 years in prison. " |
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"Cooper was acquitted on April 9, 1999 by a jury after a retrial." |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
25 |
Age When Released: |
30 |
Sex: |
Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
White |
Information Source 1: |
"Anthony Cooper, The National Registry of Exonerations" |
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https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=4757 |
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