Carmine Gotti

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Charge:	Robbery (includes armed robbery)
Sentence:	Exonerated After Conviction But Prior to Sentencing
Years Imprisoned:	0.1
Year Crime:	1956
Year Convicted:	1957
Year Cleared:	1957
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	New York
County or Region of Crime:	Kings
City of Crime:	New York City
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	Carmine Gotti was the codefendant of John Gilbert. The two men were wrongly convicted of robbery based on eyewitness error by the robbery victim. Feb 1957 convictions set aside in March 1957 after the actual culprits were arrested. No compensation was paid.
Conviction Caused By:	Eyewitness error by the robbery victim.
Innocence Proved By:	Actual culprit discovered. Conviction set aside by trial court and indictment dismissed.
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Compensation Awarded:	No
Was Perpetrator Identified?	Yes
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Sex:	Male
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Carmine Gotti

Charge:

Robbery (includes armed robbery)

Sentence:

Exonerated After Conviction But Prior to Sentencing

Years Imprisoned:

0.1

Year Crime:

1956

Year Convicted:

1957

Year Cleared:

1957

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

New York

County or Region of Crime:

Kings

City of Crime:

New York City

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Carmine Gotti was the codefendant of John Gilbert. The two men were wrongly convicted of robbery based on eyewitness error by the robbery victim. Feb 1957 convictions set aside in March 1957 after the actual culprits were arrested. No compensation was paid.

Conviction Caused By:

Eyewitness error by the robbery victim.

Innocence Proved By:

Actual culprit discovered. Conviction set aside by trial court and indictment dismissed.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

No

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Yes

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

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Male

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