Thomas E. Dukes Jr.

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Charge:	Burglary (including aggravated)
Sentence:	5 years
Years Imprisoned:	2.25
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Year Convicted:	1986
Year Cleared:	1988
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Indiana
County or Region of Crime:	Howard
City of Crime:	Kokomo
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Thomas E. Dukes Jr. was wrongly convicted of burglary on May 12, 1986 based on his guilty plea. After the trial court denied Dukes motion to withdraw his guilty plea, the Indiana Court of Appeals reversed that ruling on July 26, 1988. The trial court then granted the motion to vacate Dukes' conviction on August 31, 1988, which was filed by the Indiana Public Defender's Office."
Conviction Caused By:	Dukes' falsely pled guilty.
Innocence Proved By:	"The trial court then granted the motion to vacate Dukes' conviction on August 31, 1988, which was filed by the Indiana Public Defender's Office."
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Information Source 1:	"Conviction vacated, By Staff writers, Kokomo Tribune (Kokomo, Indiana), May 23, 1990, p. 12"
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Thomas E. Dukes Jr.

Charge:

Burglary (including aggravated)

Sentence:

5 years

Years Imprisoned:

2.25

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1986

Year Cleared:

1988

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Indiana

County or Region of Crime:

Howard

City of Crime:

Kokomo

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Dukes' falsely pled guilty.

Innocence Proved By:

"The trial court then granted the motion to vacate Dukes' conviction on August 31, 1988, which was filed by the Indiana Public Defender's Office."

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Male

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"Conviction vacated, By Staff writers, Kokomo Tribune (Kokomo, Indiana), May 23, 1990, p. 12"

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