John Deshayes

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Charge:	Murder
Sentence:	10 years
Years Imprisoned:	4
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Year Convicted:	1948
Year Cleared:	1952
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	France
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"John Deshayes was wrongly convicted of a murder and robbery after signing a false confession after being beaten by the police. A conversation was overhead in a café in 1952 that lead to the discovery of the actual murderers, whose confession led to Deshayes release."
Conviction Caused By:	Signed false confession after being beaten by the police.
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Sex:	Male
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Information Source 1:	""Wrongful Imprisonment," Ruth Brandon & Christie Davies, George Allen and Unwin, London, 1973, 209."
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John Deshayes

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

10 years

Years Imprisoned:

4

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1948

Year Cleared:

1952

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

France

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

"John Deshayes was wrongly convicted of a murder and robbery after signing a false confession after being beaten by the police. A conversation was overhead in a café in 1952 that lead to the discovery of the actual murderers, whose confession led to Deshayes release."

Conviction Caused By:

Signed false confession after being beaten by the police.

Innocence Proved By:

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

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""Wrongful Imprisonment," Ruth Brandon & Christie Davies, George Allen and Unwin, London, 1973, 209."

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