Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Customs Violation |
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1974 |
Year Cleared: |
1978 |
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Florida - Federal Case |
County or Region of Crime: |
Miami-Dade |
City of Crime: |
Miami |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
"David DeFina, Thomas A. Warren, and John L. Warren Jr. were codefendants. The men were wrongly convicted of failing to file out a Customs reporting form. The men had no knowledge of a legal requirement to file the report and hence could have had no intent to violate the law." |
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Male |
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White |
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"United States v. Warren, 578 F. 2d 1058 (5th Cir. 8-24-1978)" |
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http://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/578/1058/448769/ |
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