Richmond County News Inc.

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Charge:	Obsenity Related Charge
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Year Crime:	1957
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Year Cleared:	1961
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	New York
County or Region of Crime:	Richmond
City of Crime:
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Richmond County News, Inc. was wrongly convicted of obscenity for the April 1957 issue of Gent magazine it distribued. The defendant appealed. On May 25, 1961 the New York Court of Appeals vacated the conviction of Richmond County News, Inc. on the basis the April 1957 issue of Gent magazine they distributed was not obscene under the law. The Court ordered dismissal of the informations charging the defendant."
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Innocence Proved By:	"On May 25, 1961 the New York Court of Appeals vacated the conviction of Richmond County News, Inc. on the basis the April 1957 issue of Gent magazine they distributed was not obscene under the law. The Court ordered dismissal of the informations charging the defendant."
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Sex:	Business
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Information Source 1:	"People v. Richmond County News, 9 NY 2d 578 (NY Ct of Appeals, 5-25-1961) (Vacating conviction and ordering dismissal of the information."
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Richmond County News Inc.

Charge:

Obsenity Related Charge

Sentence:

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

1957

Year Convicted:

Year Cleared:

1961

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

New York

County or Region of Crime:

Richmond

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On May 25, 1961 the New York Court of Appeals vacated the conviction of Richmond County News, Inc. on the basis the April 1957 issue of Gent magazine they distributed was not obscene under the law. The Court ordered dismissal of the informations charging the defendant."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Business

Skin/Ethnicity:

Information Source 1:

"People v. Richmond County News, 9 NY 2d 578 (NY Ct of Appeals, 5-25-1961) (Vacating conviction and ordering dismissal of the information."

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"http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=17880215495831056378&q=conviction+vacated+insufficient+evidence&hl=en&as_sdt=4,33"

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