Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Murder |
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1982 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
New York |
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New York |
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New York City |
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Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary of Case: |
"Nicholas T. Forestieri was wrongly convicted of murder in New York County, New York based on circumstantial evidence. On March 11, 1982 the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division overturned Forestieri's conviction based on the prosecution's failure to introduce sufficient evidence and order dismissal of his indictment. Nicholas Forestieri died in 1989 at the age of 36." |
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"On March 11, 1982 the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division overturned Forestieri's conviction based on the prosecution's failure to introduce sufficient evidence and order dismissal of his indictment." |
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29 |
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Male |
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"People v. Forestieri, 87 AD 2d 523 (NY Appellate Div., 1st Dept. 3-11-1982)" |
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"https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=9540805029207093595&q=People+v.+Forestieri,+87+AD+2d+523&hl=en&as_sdt=400006" |
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