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Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Attempted Murder |
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1983 |
Year Convicted: |
1984 |
Year Cleared: |
1985 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Massachusetts |
County or Region of Crime: |
Middlesex |
City of Crime: |
Winchester |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary of Case: |
Steven Ennis |
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Innocence Proved By: |
"On June 26, 1985 the Massachusetts Court of Appeal reversed Ennis' convictions for armed assault with intent to murder on the basis the jury instructions related to the prosecution's requirement to prove specific intent as a whole created a substantial risk of a miscarriage of justice, and ordered that the indictments be set-aside." |
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Male |
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"Commonwealth v. Steven Ennis, 20 Mass. App. Ct. 263 (1985) (Vacating conviction)" |
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http://masscases.com/cases/app/20/20massappct263.html |
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