Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Receiving Stolen Property (Incl. theft by receiving stolen property) |
Sentence: |
20 to 40 years |
Years Imprisoned: |
7 |
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Year Convicted: |
1936 |
Year Cleared: |
1943 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
New York |
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Result: |
Pardoned |
Summary of Case: |
David Feinberg was wrongly convicted of receiving stolen goods in Sept 1936 by a jury. Conviction set aside and charges dismissed in May 1944 after Sept 1943 parole. No compensation for 7 years of wrongful imprisonment. |
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Innocence Proved By: |
Conviction set aside and indictment dismissed. |
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Compensation Awarded: |
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"The Innocents, Edward Radin,William Morrow & Co., 1964, p. 250." |
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