David Finnerty

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Charge:	Fraud (securities)
Sentence:	Exonerated After Conviction But Prior to Sentencing
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Year Convicted:	2006
Year Cleared:	2008
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	New York - Federal Case
County or Region of Crime:	New York
City of Crime:	New York City
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"David Finnerty was wrongly convicted in October 2006 of securites fraud. Finnerty filed a post-trial motion to overturn the juries verdict on the basis that the government did not present evidence that his securities customers had been deceived. The trial judge granted the motion and the federal prosecutors appealed to the federal 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals. On July 18, 2008 the appeals court affirmed the judge's reversal of the jury's verdict."
Conviction Caused By:	Prosecution had an incorrect legal theory that they didn't have to prove that Finnerty deceived his securities customers who lost money.
Innocence Proved By:	"On July 18, 2008 the appeals court affirmed the judge's reversal of the jury's verdict."
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"Court upholds dismissal of verdict against trader, By Martha Graybow, Reuters, July 18, 2008"
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David Finnerty

Charge:

Fraud (securities)

Sentence:

Exonerated After Conviction But Prior to Sentencing

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

2006

Year Cleared:

2008

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

New York - Federal Case

County or Region of Crime:

New York

City of Crime:

New York City

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Prosecution had an incorrect legal theory that they didn't have to prove that Finnerty deceived his securities customers who lost money.

Innocence Proved By:

"On July 18, 2008 the appeals court affirmed the judge's reversal of the jury's verdict."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"Court upholds dismissal of verdict against trader, By Martha Graybow, Reuters, July 18, 2008"

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http://uk.reuters.com/article/fundsNews2/idUKN1839380920080718

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