William M. Fiore

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Charge:	No required permit
Sentence:	5 to 10 years
Years Imprisoned:	14
Year Crime:	1986
Year Convicted:	1988
Year Cleared:	2001
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Pennsylvania
County or Region of Crime:	Allegheny
City of Crime:	Elizabeth
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"William M. Fiore was wrongly convicted in 1988 of violating a Pennsylvania statute prohibiting the operation of a hazardous waste facility without a permit, although the Commonwealth conceded that he in fact had a permit. On January 9, 2001 the U.S. Supreme Court reversed William Fiore's convictions on the basis the prosecution failed to introduce any evidence that he failed to possess a permit, which the State conceded was an essential element of the crime."
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Innocence Proved By:	"On January 9, 2001 the U.S. Supreme Court reversed Fiore's convictions on the basis the prosecution failed to introduce any evidence that he failed to possess a permit, which the State conceded was an essential element of the crime."
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Age When Imprisoned:	61
Age When Released:	75
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"Fiore v. White, 531 U.S. 225 (1-09-2001) (Per Curiam ruling)"
Information Location 1:	https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/531/225/
Information Source 2:	"Fiore v. White, 120 S.Ct. 469, 528 U.S. 23, 145 L.Ed.2d 353 (U.S. 11-30-1999)"
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Information Source 3:	"Fiore v. White, 562 Pa. 634, 757 A.2d 842 (Pa. 08-21-2000)"
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Information Source 4:	"Fiore to leave prison pending new trial: Defense request granted in murder-for-hire case, By Ernie Hoffman (Post-Gazette Staff Writer), Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, August 3, 2001"
Information Location 4:	http://old.post-gazette.com/neigh_westmoreland/20010803fiore0803p5.asp
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William M. Fiore

Charge:

No required permit

Sentence:

5 to 10 years

Years Imprisoned:

14

Year Crime:

1986

Year Convicted:

1988

Year Cleared:

2001

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Pennsylvania

County or Region of Crime:

Allegheny

City of Crime:

Elizabeth

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On January 9, 2001 the U.S. Supreme Court reversed Fiore's convictions on the basis the prosecution failed to introduce any evidence that he failed to possess a permit, which the State conceded was an essential element of the crime."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

61

Age When Released:

75

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"Fiore v. White, 531 U.S. 225 (1-09-2001) (Per Curiam ruling)"

Information Location 1:

https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/531/225/

Information Source 2:

"Fiore v. White, 120 S.Ct. 469, 528 U.S. 23, 145 L.Ed.2d 353 (U.S. 11-30-1999)"

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Information Source 3:

"Fiore v. White, 562 Pa. 634, 757 A.2d 842 (Pa. 08-21-2000)"

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Information Source 4:

"Fiore to leave prison pending new trial: Defense request granted in murder-for-hire case, By Ernie Hoffman (Post-Gazette Staff Writer), Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, August 3, 2001"

Information Location 4:

http://old.post-gazette.com/neigh_westmoreland/20010803fiore0803p5.asp

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