Arthur Emery

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Charge:	Robbery (includes armed robbery)
Sentence:	5 years to life imprisonment
Years Imprisoned:	0.75
Year Crime:	1952
Year Convicted:	1953
Year Cleared:	1954
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Washington
County or Region of Crime:	King
City of Crime:	Seattle
Result:	Pardoned
Summary of Case:	"Arthur Emery was wrongly convicted in 1953 of robbing a bus driver in Seattle, Washington of $105 in December 1952. During his trial the only evidence was his identification by the bus driver that he was the robber. He was sentenced to 5 years to life in prison. Shortly after Emery had begun serving his sentence Eugene Albert Gough confessed to the crime and told police where he had hid the bus driver's money changer. Emery was pardoned by Washington Governor Arthur Langlie in January 1954 and released after 9 months imprisonment. Emery was awarded $13,000 in compensation by the Washington State Legislature."
Conviction Caused By:	Eyewitness error by the bus driver that had been robbed.
Innocence Proved By:	Pardoned by Washington Governor Langlie after the actual robber confessed.
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Compensation Awarded:	"$13,000 (State of Washington)"
Was Perpetrator Identified?	Yes
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Sex:	Male
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Arthur Emery

Charge:

Robbery (includes armed robbery)

Sentence:

5 years to life imprisonment

Years Imprisoned:

0.75

Year Crime:

1952

Year Convicted:

1953

Year Cleared:

1954

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Washington

County or Region of Crime:

King

City of Crime:

Seattle

Result:

Pardoned

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Eyewitness error by the bus driver that had been robbed.

Innocence Proved By:

Pardoned by Washington Governor Langlie after the actual robber confessed.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

"$13,000 (State of Washington)"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Yes

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Male

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"The Innocents, Edward Radin,William Morrow & Co., 1964, p. 246."

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