Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Disorderly Conduct |
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1996 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Pennsylvania |
County or Region of Crime: |
Allegheny |
City of Crime: |
Pittsburgh |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
"Earl Gilbert was wrongly convicted of disorderly conduct. On April 2, 1996 the Superior Court of Pennsylvania reversed Gilbert's disorderly conduct conviction on the basis the prosecution introduced insuffiicent evidence satisfying the mens rea requirement of the statute proving that he intended to cause a public disturbance." |
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"On April 2, 1996 the Superior Court of Pennsylvania reversed Gilbert's disorderly conduct conviction on the basis the prosecution introduced insuffiicent evidence satisfying the mens rea requirement of the statute proving that he intended to cause a public disturbance." |
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Information Source 1: |
"Commonwealth v. Gilbert, 449 Pa.Super. 450, 674 A.2d 284 (1996) (Reversing disorderly conduct conduct based on prosecution's failure to introduce insuffiicent evidence to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.)" |
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http://www.leagle.com/decision/1996899449PaSuper450_1857.xml/COM.%20v.%20GILBERT |
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