Fred Fuchs

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Charge:	Conspiracy to violate one or more laws.
Sentence:	2 years
Years Imprisoned:	2
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Year Convicted:	1996
Year Cleared:	2000
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	California - Federal Case
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	Fred Fuchs was co-defendant of Roy D. Reagan. The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled improper jury instructions permitted a verdict unsupported by the evidence and that their convictions were was a miscarriage of justice.
Conviction Caused By:	Erroneous jury instructions that didn't allow the jury to consider the defendant's innocence.
Innocence Proved By:	"Appeals Ct ruled" the defendants, particularly Fuchs, were not involved in an effort to defraud the Government, but were perhaps careless in dotting the administrative "i's" they encountered. Allowing defendants' convictions to stand, given the likelihood that the jury may not have convicted had they been properly instructed, would be a "miscarriage of justice."" [at 963]"
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
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Fred Fuchs

Charge:

Conspiracy to violate one or more laws.

Sentence:

2 years

Years Imprisoned:

2

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1996

Year Cleared:

2000

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

California - Federal Case

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Fred Fuchs was co-defendant of Roy D. Reagan. The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled improper jury instructions permitted a verdict unsupported by the evidence and that their convictions were was a miscarriage of justice.

Conviction Caused By:

Erroneous jury instructions that didn't allow the jury to consider the defendant's innocence.

Innocence Proved By:

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

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"U.S. v. Fuchs, 218 F.3d 957 (9th Cir. 2000)"

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