Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Murder |
Sentence: |
Life Imprisonment |
Years Imprisoned: |
2 |
Year Crime: |
2009 |
Year Convicted: |
2009 |
Year Cleared: |
2011 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Michigan |
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Branch |
City of Crime: |
Coldwater |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
"Thomas Foley was wrongly convicted in 2009 of murder in the death of his wife Dar, who was shot in the shower of their home in Coldwater, Michigan in February 2009. Foley's prosecution was based on circumstantial evidence. He was awarded a new trial in 2011 based on new evidence, and later that year he was acquitted following a retrial." |
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Innocence Proved By: |
Acquitted by a jury after a retrial in 2011. |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
40 |
Age When Released: |
42 |
Sex: |
Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
White |
Information Source 1: |
"W. Mich. man exonerated in wife's murder may be getting paid for time behind bars, By WWMT Staff, WWMT.com, August 15, 2017" |
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http://wwmt.com/news/local/w-mich-man-exonerated-in-wifes-murder-may-be-getting-paid-for-time-behind-bars |
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Innocents Database Created and Maintained by Hans Sherrer innocents@forejustice.org