Charles Ray Giddens

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Charge:	First Degree Murder
Sentence:	Death
Years Imprisoned:	3
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Year Convicted:	1978
Year Cleared:	1981
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Oklahoma
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	Charles Ray Giddens was wrongly convicted of murder. An all white jury deliberated 15 minutes before finding him guilty. Giddens was sentenced to death.
Conviction Caused By:	"Perjured testimony of the actual killer, who prosecutors made a deal with in exchange for his testimony."
Innocence Proved By:	"Reversal of conviction based on the unreliable testimony of Johnnie Ray Gray, the man arrested for the murder who testified against Mr. Giddens."
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Was Perpetrator Identified?	Yes
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"“In Spite of Innocence: Erroneous Convictions in Capital Cases,” Michael L Radelet, HugoAdam Bedau, and Constance E. Putnam, Northeastern University Press, Boston, 1996 pb ed. with new forward, 306+ ( © 1992)."
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Charles Ray Giddens

Charge:

First Degree Murder

Sentence:

Death

Years Imprisoned:

3

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1978

Year Cleared:

1981

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Oklahoma

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Charles Ray Giddens was wrongly convicted of murder. An all white jury deliberated 15 minutes before finding him guilty. Giddens was sentenced to death.

Conviction Caused By:

"Perjured testimony of the actual killer, who prosecutors made a deal with in exchange for his testimony."

Innocence Proved By:

"Reversal of conviction based on the unreliable testimony of Johnnie Ray Gray, the man arrested for the murder who testified against Mr. Giddens."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Yes

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"“In Spite of Innocence: Erroneous Convictions in Capital Cases,” Michael L Radelet, HugoAdam Bedau, and Constance E. Putnam, Northeastern University Press, Boston, 1996 pb ed. with new forward, 306+ ( © 1992)."

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