Bradley Charles Cox (Athens County)

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Charge:	Robbery and Burglary
Sentence:	14 to 50 years
Years Imprisoned:	2
Year Crime:
Year Convicted:	1980
Year Cleared:	1982
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Ohio
County or Region of Crime:	Athens
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Bradley Charles Cox was wrongly convicted in 1980 of aggravated burglary and aggravated robbery in Athens County, Ohio. (Case No. CR-80-10-120) At the time the crimes were committed Bradley Cox was an AWOL marine from Camp Lejune, NC. Cox's prosecution was based on his misidentification and his alleged confession to the crimes, that he recanted. After his conviction by a jury Cox was sentenced to two consecutive sentences of 7 to 25 years in prison -- a total of 14 to 50 years in prison. Attorney Harry Robert Reinhart became involved in Cox's case, and he identified that the likely perpetrator was John Berry Simonis. When it was discovered Simonis was jailed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in December 1981 he was questioned about the Ohio crimes Cox had been convicted of committing. Simonis admitted to committing them, and in so doing provided details that only the actual perpetrator would know. Based on the new evidence the Athens County District Attorney filed a motion to vacate Cox's convictions and dismiss the charges, which was granted on January 12, 1982, and Cox was released. Cox was wrongly imprisoned for two years. Bradley Cox was also convicted of eight crimes that John Simonis committed in Fairfield County, Ohio, and he was also exonerated of those crimes by Simonis' confession. Cox filed a wrongful imprisonment lawsuit against the State of Ohio that sought $3,649,500 for his wrongful convictions in Athens and Fairfield Counties, that was settled for $110,000 on December 29, 1988."
Conviction Caused By:	Erroneous eyewitness identification and purported confession.
Innocence Proved By:	Actual perpetrator found was found in Louisiana and in confessing he provided details known only to the police and the perpetrator.
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Was Perpetrator Identified?	Yes
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Sex:	Male
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Information Source 1:	"Attorney Harry Robert Reinhart profiled, The Champion (magazine of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, November 1994"
Information Location 1:	http://www.hreinhartlaw.com/champion.html
Information Source 2:	"The Problem of False Confessions in the Post-DNA World, By Steven A. Drizin & Richard A. Leo, 82 NCLRev 891-1007 (2004)"
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Information Source 3:	"Bradley Charles Cox v. State of Ohio, No. 1987-03732 WI (Ohio Court of Claims, 12/19/1988 (Granting judgment of $110,000)"
Information Location 3:	http://cases.ohiocourtofclaims.gov/cgi-bin/wspd_cgi.sh/casedetail.htm?caseno=198703732
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Bradley Charles Cox (Athens County)

Charge:

Robbery and Burglary

Sentence:

14 to 50 years

Years Imprisoned:

2

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1980

Year Cleared:

1982

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Ohio

County or Region of Crime:

Athens

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Erroneous eyewitness identification and purported confession.

Innocence Proved By:

Actual perpetrator found was found in Louisiana and in confessing he provided details known only to the police and the perpetrator.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Yes

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Information Source 1:

"Attorney Harry Robert Reinhart profiled, The Champion (magazine of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, November 1994"

Information Location 1:

http://www.hreinhartlaw.com/champion.html

Information Source 2:

"The Problem of False Confessions in the Post-DNA World, By Steven A. Drizin & Richard A. Leo, 82 NCLRev 891-1007 (2004)"

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Information Source 3:

"Bradley Charles Cox v. State of Ohio, No. 1987-03732 WI (Ohio Court of Claims, 12/19/1988 (Granting judgment of $110,000)"

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http://cases.ohiocourtofclaims.gov/cgi-bin/wspd_cgi.sh/casedetail.htm?caseno=198703732

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