Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Murder |
Sentence: |
24 years |
Years Imprisoned: |
10 |
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Year Convicted: |
1993 |
Year Cleared: |
2003 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Washington |
County or Region of Crime: |
Kitsap |
City of Crime: |
Bremerton |
Result: |
Pardoned |
Summary of Case: |
"Terrence Gardner was wrongly convicted of felony murder for the March 5, 1992 stabbing death of person in Bellingham, Washington during a robbery. Washington Gov. Locke granted Gardner Executive Clemency in July 2003 after he had been imprisoned for over 10 years. Gardner exhibited exemplary conduct while imprisoned, and is a Navy veteran with no prior convictions who never wavered from maintaining he did not commit the killing. " |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
25 |
Age When Released: |
35 |
Sex: |
Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
White |
Information Source 1: |
"Locke frees imprisoned killer early, AP, Olympia, WA, July 22, 2003" |
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http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=clemency22m&date=20030722&query=locke+clemency |
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Innocents Database Created and Maintained by Hans Sherrer innocents@forejustice.org