Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Animal Cruelty |
Sentence: |
1 year probation |
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Year Crime: |
2016 |
Year Convicted: |
2016 |
Year Cleared: |
2017 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Ohio |
County or Region of Crime: |
Trumbull |
City of Crime: |
Girard |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
John A. Giordano was wrongly convicted of animal cruelty. |
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Innocence Proved By: |
"On June 30, 2017 the 11th District Court of Appeals set aside Giordano's conviction on the basis the judge failed to establish facts sufficient to support his conviction before accepting his Alford plea." |
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Information Source 1: |
"City of Girard v. John A. Giordano, 2017 Ohio 5647, No 2016-T-0071 (Ohio 11th District Court of Appeals, 6-30-2017) (Setting aside Giordano's conviction based on insufficient evidence.)" |
Information Location 1: |
http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/rod/docs/pdf/11/2017/2017-Ohio-5647.pdf |
Information Source 2: |
"Warren appeals court overturns animal-cruelty conviction, By Justin Wier, Vindy.com, July 6, 2017" |
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http://www.vindy.com/news/2017/jul/06/appeals-court-overturns-animal-cruelty-c/ |
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