Roger Z. Dedmond

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Charge:	Murder
Sentence:	18 years
Years Imprisoned:	1
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Year Convicted:	1967
Year Cleared:	1968
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	South Carolina
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Roger Z. Dedmond was wrongly convicted of his wife's murder based on a policeman's testimony that Dedmond allegedly confessed. Three months after Dedmond began serving his sentence, another man confessed to the murder, for which he was subsequently tried, convicted and sentenced to life. Dedmond was released. "
Conviction Caused By:	"Alleged, but unsubstantiated false confession by Dedmond."
Innocence Proved By:	Actual murderer confessed after Dedmond had served 3 months of his life sentence.
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Was Perpetrator Identified?	Yes
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"“Miscarriages of Justice in Potentially Capital Cases,” Hugo Adam Bedau & Michael L. Radelet, Stanford Law Review, November, 1987, Vol. 40, p. 109+."
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Roger Z. Dedmond

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

18 years

Years Imprisoned:

1

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1967

Year Cleared:

1968

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

South Carolina

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

"Alleged, but unsubstantiated false confession by Dedmond."

Innocence Proved By:

Actual murderer confessed after Dedmond had served 3 months of his life sentence.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Yes

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"“Miscarriages of Justice in Potentially Capital Cases,” Hugo Adam Bedau & Michael L. Radelet, Stanford Law Review, November, 1987, Vol. 40, p. 109+."

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In Spite of Innocence

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