Gregory Fisher

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Charge:	Child/Minor Sex Abuse (incl. molestation)
Sentence:	15 to 30 years
Years Imprisoned:	14.67
Year Crime:	2001
Year Convicted:	2002
Year Cleared:	2017
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Michigan
County or Region of Crime:	Wayne
City of Crime:	Detroit
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Gregory Fisher was wrongly convicted in 2002 of sexually assaulting his minor daughter in 2001 in Detroit, Michigan. Fisher's prosecution was based on the testimony of his daughter. Fisher was sentenced to 15 to 30 years in prison. Post-conviction DNA testing excluded Fisher as the source of sperm recovered from his daughter. Based on the new exclusionary DNA evidence Fisher filed a petition for a new trial that was granted. A motion by the Wayne County District Attorney's Office to dismiss the charges against Fisher was granted on April 10, 2017 and he was released."
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Innocence Proved By:	"Based on the new exclusionary DNA evidence Fisher filed a petition for a new trial that was granted. A motion by the Wayne County District Attorney's Office to dismiss the charges against Fisher was granted on April 10, 2017 and he was released."
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Age When Imprisoned:	50
Age When Released:	65
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"Gregory Fisher, National Registry of Exonerations"
Information Location 1:	https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=5121
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Gregory Fisher

Charge:

Child/Minor Sex Abuse (incl. molestation)

Sentence:

15 to 30 years

Years Imprisoned:

14.67

Year Crime:

2001

Year Convicted:

2002

Year Cleared:

2017

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Michigan

County or Region of Crime:

Wayne

City of Crime:

Detroit

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"Based on the new exclusionary DNA evidence Fisher filed a petition for a new trial that was granted. A motion by the Wayne County District Attorney's Office to dismiss the charges against Fisher was granted on April 10, 2017 and he was released."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

50

Age When Released:

65

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"Gregory Fisher, National Registry of Exonerations"

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https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=5121

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