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Willie Cox

 

Charge:

Assault (Including Battery)

Sentence:

8 years

Years Imprisoned:

2

Year Crime:

2005

Year Convicted:

2007

Year Cleared:

2009

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Connecticut

County or Region of Crime:

New Haven

City of Crime:

New Haven

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

"Willie Cox was wrongly convicted of the attempt to commit assault of a peace officer on December 20, 2005 in New Haven, Connecticut. After his conviction by a jury Cox was sentenced to eight years in prison. On August 25, 2009 the Connecticut Supreme Court reversed Cox's conviction on the basis the prosecution failed to introduce sufficient evidence to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt."

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Innocence Proved By:

"On August 25, 2009 the Connecticut Supreme Court reversed Cox's conviction on the basis the prosecution failed to introduce sufficient evidence to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt."

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Male

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Information Source 1:

"Connecticut v. Willie Cox, No. SC 18211 (Ct SC, 08-25-2009)"

Information Location 1:

http://www.jud.state.ct.us/external/supapp/archiveAROsup09.htm

Information Source 2:

"New Haven Bank Robbery Conviction Overturned, Talk 1080am (New Haven, CT), August 19, 2009"

Information Location 2:

http://www.wtic.com/pages/5041134.php?

Information Source 3:

"Trial error results in verdict reversal in attempted assault on New Haven officer, By William Kaempffer (Staff), New Haven Register (New Haven, CT), August 21, 2009"

Information Location 3:

http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2009/08/21/news/a3-neoverturn.txt

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