Hayes Van Gorder

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Charge:	Postal crime
Sentence:	5 years & $100 fine
Years Imprisoned:	3
Year Crime:	1924
Year Convicted:	1924
Year Cleared:	1927
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Missouri - Federal Case
County or Region of Crime:	Butler
City of Crime:	Poplar Bluff
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Hayes Van Gorder was wrongly convicted in 1924 in federal court of stealing the keys for two U. S. Post Office box keys in Poplar Bluff, Missouri that he used to open the boxes on January 17, 1924. After his conviction by a jury Hayes Gorder was sentenced to serve five years in federal prison and pay a fine of $100. Gorder appealed. On October 5, 1927 the United States Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed Gorder's conviction on the basis the prosecution failed to introduce sufficient evidence to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt."
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Innocence Proved By:	"On October 5, 1927 the United States Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed Gorder's conviction on the basis the prosecution failed to introduce sufficient evidence to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt."
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Information Source 1:	"Van Gorder v. United States, 21 F. 2d 939 (8th Cir 1927) (Reversing conviction based on insufficient evidence.)"
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Hayes Van Gorder

Charge:

Postal crime

Sentence:

5 years & $100 fine

Years Imprisoned:

3

Year Crime:

1924

Year Convicted:

1924

Year Cleared:

1927

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Missouri - Federal Case

County or Region of Crime:

Butler

City of Crime:

Poplar Bluff

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On October 5, 1927 the United States Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed Gorder's conviction on the basis the prosecution failed to introduce sufficient evidence to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt."

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Male

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"Van Gorder v. United States, 21 F. 2d 939 (8th Cir 1927) (Reversing conviction based on insufficient evidence.)"

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"https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=17914954070406973886&hl=en&as_sdt=6,48"

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