John J. Fitzgerald

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Charge:	Rape
Sentence:	3 to 5 years
Years Imprisoned:	0.58
Year Crime:	1904
Year Convicted:	1904
Year Cleared:	1904
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Massachusetts
County or Region of Crime:	Suffolk
City of Crime:	Boston
Result:	Pardoned
Summary of Case:	"John J. Fitzgerald was wrongly convicted on May 18, 1904 of rape in Suffolk County, Massachusetts. John Fitzgerald was convicted based on the testimony of the alleged victim. After his conviction in Superior Court Fitzgerald was sentenced to 3 to 5 years in prison. After Fitzgerald was imprisoned the complainant recanted and informed the police that her testimony was false and no crime was committed. After a post-conviction investigation the Suffolk County District Attorney became satisfied that Fitzgerald was innocent. Upon the recommendation of the District Attorney, Massachusetts Governor William Lewis Douglas granted Fitzgerald a full pardon on November 2, 1904 and he was released from prison."
Conviction Caused By:	Perjury by the alleged victim.
Innocence Proved By:	"After a post-conviction investigation the Suffolk County District Attorney became satisfied that Fitzgerald was innocent. Upon the recommendation of the District Attorney Massachusetts Governor William Lewis Douglas granted Fitzgerald a full pardon on November 2, 1904 and he was released from prison."
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"No. 32. John J. Fitzgerald, Special Messages section, "Acts and Resolves Passed by the General Court of Massachusetts, in the Year 1905," Published by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, (Wright & Potter Printing Co., State Printers, 1905), p. 603"
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John J. Fitzgerald

Charge:

Rape

Sentence:

3 to 5 years

Years Imprisoned:

0.58

Year Crime:

1904

Year Convicted:

1904

Year Cleared:

1904

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Massachusetts

County or Region of Crime:

Suffolk

City of Crime:

Boston

Result:

Pardoned

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Perjury by the alleged victim.

Innocence Proved By:

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"No. 32. John J. Fitzgerald, Special Messages section, "Acts and Resolves Passed by the General Court of Massachusetts, in the Year 1905," Published by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, (Wright & Potter Printing Co., State Printers, 1905), p. 603"

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