Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Drug Related (Possession or sale) |
Sentence: |
7 years |
Years Imprisoned: |
1.6 |
Year Crime: |
2006 |
Year Convicted: |
2006 |
Year Cleared: |
2008 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Ohio - Federal Case |
County or Region of Crime: |
Richland |
City of Crime: |
Mansfield |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary of Case: |
"One of seventeen people from Mansfield, Ohio wrongly convicted of selling drugs based on the false testimony of DEA informant Jerrell Bray who worked under the supervision of DEA agent Lee Lucas. Convicted after a guilty plea, of selling more than 50 grams of crack cocaine to Bray, he was sentenced to 7 years in prison. After Bray admitted he made up his accusations against the defendants, the U.S. Attorney's Office filed a motion to vacate all their convictions. The convictions were vacated and they were released on or about February 1, 2008, except for Dwayne Nabors, who was released on bail in October 2007 and Geneva France, whose conviction was overturned in June 2007. Geneva France was wrongly imprisoned for 19 months, Dwayne Nabors was wrongly imprisoned for 16 months, and the other defendants were imprisoned for about 26 months." |
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"After Bray admitted he made up his accusations against the defendants, the U.S. Attorney's Office filed a motion to vacate all their convictions. The convictions were vacated and they were released on or about February 1, 2008, except for Dwayne Nabors, who was released on bail in October 2007 and Geneva France, whose conviction was overturned in June 2007. " |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
26 |
Age When Released: |
28 |
Sex: |
Male |
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"Feds to release 15 more people in botched mansfield drug case, By John Caniglia, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, January 22, 2008" |
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"Struggles await 15 men freed in tainted Mansfield drug case, By John Caniglia, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, February 3, 2008" |
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