Antoine Goff

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Charge:	Murder
Sentence:	27 years to life imprisonment
Years Imprisoned:	14
Year Crime:	1989
Year Convicted:	1990
Year Cleared:	2003
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	California
County or Region of Crime:	San Francisco
City of Crime:	San Francisco
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Antoine Goff was the co-defendant of John Tennison. Both men were wrongly convicted of a gang war murder in San Francisco, California. Antoine Goff was sentenced to 27 years to life in prison, and Tennison was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. Goff's conviction was vacated by a federal judge in August 2003, based on the prosecution's concealment of exculpatory evidence that could have proved Goff's innocence. John Tennison was then released on September 2, 2003 after almost 14 years of wrongful imprisonment. Both men filed separate federal civil rights lawsuits against the City of San Francisco, the SFPD and several officers. In July 2009 the City of San Francisco agreed to settle the lawsuits by paying Goff $2.9 million and Tennison $4.6 million. The State of California denied compensation to both men."
Conviction Caused By:	Prosecutorial misconduct of concealing exculpatory evidence.
Innocence Proved By:	Conviction vacated by federal judge in August 2003 based on the prosecution's concealment of exculpatory evidence that could have proved Goff's innocence.
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Compensation Awarded:	"$2.9 million (City of San Francisco, July 2009)"
Was Perpetrator Identified?
Age When Imprisoned:	18
Age When Released:	32
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"SF Man Free After 13 Years Behind Bars for a Crime He Didn't Commit, CBS 5 San Francisco, 09-03-2003"
Information Location 1:	http://cbs5.com/news/local/2003/09/03/SF_Man_Free_After_13_Years_Behind_Bars_for_a_Crime_He_Didn't_Commit.html
Information Source 2:	"Wrongly imprisoned man thanks family, attorneys - nbc11 San Francisco, CA - 09-02-2003"
Information Location 2:	http://www.nbc11.com/morenews/2450583/detail.html
Information Source 3:	"Not Guilty After All, San Francisco Magazine, November 2004"
Information Location 3:	http://sanfran.com/archives/view_story/200/
Information Source 4:	"SF agrees to $7.5 million settlement, AP story, San Jose Mercury News, July 28, 2009"
Information Location 4:	http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_12931230
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Antoine Goff

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

27 years to life imprisonment

Years Imprisoned:

14

Year Crime:

1989

Year Convicted:

1990

Year Cleared:

2003

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

California

County or Region of Crime:

San Francisco

City of Crime:

San Francisco

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Prosecutorial misconduct of concealing exculpatory evidence.

Innocence Proved By:

Conviction vacated by federal judge in August 2003 based on the prosecution's concealment of exculpatory evidence that could have proved Goff's innocence.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

"$2.9 million (City of San Francisco, July 2009)"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

18

Age When Released:

32

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"SF Man Free After 13 Years Behind Bars for a Crime He Didn't Commit, CBS 5 San Francisco, 09-03-2003"

Information Location 1:

http://cbs5.com/news/local/2003/09/03/SF_Man_Free_After_13_Years_Behind_Bars_for_a_Crime_He_Didn't_Commit.html

Information Source 2:

"Wrongly imprisoned man thanks family, attorneys - nbc11 San Francisco, CA - 09-02-2003"

Information Location 2:

http://www.nbc11.com/morenews/2450583/detail.html

Information Source 3:

"Not Guilty After All, San Francisco Magazine, November 2004"

Information Location 3:

http://sanfran.com/archives/view_story/200/

Information Source 4:

"SF agrees to $7.5 million settlement, AP story, San Jose Mercury News, July 28, 2009"

Information Location 4:

http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_12931230

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