Clarence Earl Gideon

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Charge:	Burglary (including aggravated)
Sentence:	5 years
Years Imprisoned:	2
Year Crime:	1961
Year Convicted:	1961
Year Cleared:	1963
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Florida
County or Region of Crime:	Bay County
City of Crime:	Panama City
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Clarence Earl Gideon was wrongly convicted on August 4, 1961 of felony theft at a Panama City, Florida pool hall where $5 was stolen during a burglary. On March 18, 1963 the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the conviction of Clarence Gideon based on the state's failure to provide him with counsel. On August 5, 1963 Gideon was acquitted after a retrial when his appointed counsel was able to demonstrate that the state's witness was not only lying, but may have participated in the burglary himself. Clarence Gideon's counsel was also able to show that there were innocent explanations for the state's circumstantial "evidence" that made him appear guilty."
Conviction Caused By:	Perjury by the state's star witness.
Innocence Proved By:	Conviction reversed by the U.S. Sup. Ct. Acquitted after a retrial.
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Age When Imprisoned:	51
Age When Released:	53
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 US 335 (US 03-18-1963)"
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Information Source 2:	The Story of Gideon vs. Wainwright
Information Location 2:	http://www.ocpd.state.ct.us/Content/Gideon/Gideon%20Story.htm
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Clarence Earl Gideon

Charge:

Burglary (including aggravated)

Sentence:

5 years

Years Imprisoned:

2

Year Crime:

1961

Year Convicted:

1961

Year Cleared:

1963

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Florida

County or Region of Crime:

Bay County

City of Crime:

Panama City

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Perjury by the state's star witness.

Innocence Proved By:

Conviction reversed by the U.S. Sup. Ct. Acquitted after a retrial.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

51

Age When Released:

53

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

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"Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 US 335 (US 03-18-1963)"

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The Story of Gideon vs. Wainwright

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http://www.ocpd.state.ct.us/Content/Gideon/Gideon%20Story.htm

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