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David DeFina

 

Charge:

Customs Violation

Sentence:

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1974

Year Cleared:

1978

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

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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Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"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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