Cordez Graham

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Charge:	Conspiracy to defraud
Sentence:	Exonerated After Conviction But Prior to Sentencing
Years Imprisoned:
Year Crime:	2002
Year Convicted:	2003
Year Cleared:	2004
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Pennsylvania - Federal Case
County or Region of Crime:	Allegheny
City of Crime:	Pittsburgh
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Cordez Graham was the husband of co-defendant Crystal Holliday, and Angela Barnes. Graham and Holliday were wrongly convicted by a jury on December 11, 2003 of conspiracy for using counterfeit receipts to defraud a nationwide retail chain -- Bed, Bath & Beyond -- out of $29,494 from November 2002 to January 22, 2003. The convictions of Graham and Holliday were reversed in March 2004 prior to their sentencing. To try and minimize her punishment Angela Barnes pled guilty to conspiracy on May 8, 2003 and agreed to be a cooperative witness against Graham and Holliday. On February 26, 2004 Barnes was sentenced to 3 months in custody (time served after her arrest on 10-9-2003 to her release on 1-9-2004), 3 years of supervised release, and payment of $29,499.57 in restitution to Bed, Bath & Beyond. In overturning the convictions of Graham and Holliday who were convicted after a trial, Federal Judge Standish stated that based on his ruling exonerating those two defendants, that Angela "Barnes has a right to have her conviction set aside." Consequently, federal prosecutors pressured Barnes into pleading guilty to a non-existent crime. It isn't known if Barnes pursued the overturning of her conviction."
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Innocence Proved By:	The convictions of Graham and Holliday were reversed in March 2004 prior to their sentencing.
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Age When Imprisoned:	30
Age When Released:	30
Sex:	Male
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Information Source 1:	"Federal judge overturns convictions in fraudulent receipt case, AP Pittsburgh, Lancaster Intelligencer Journal, 03-23-2004"
Information Location 1:	http://www.lancasteronline.com/pages/news/ap/4/pa_conviction_overturned
Information Source 2:	"Judge Overturns Fraud Convictions, Torsten Ove (staff), Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 03-27-2004"
Information Location 2:	http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04087/292313.stm
Information Source 3:	"Missouri Couple Guilty in Theft Scheme, Staff, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Dec. 13, 2003"
Information Location 3:	http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/03347/250907.stm
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Cordez Graham

Charge:

Conspiracy to defraud

Sentence:

Exonerated After Conviction But Prior to Sentencing

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

2002

Year Convicted:

2003

Year Cleared:

2004

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Pennsylvania - Federal Case

County or Region of Crime:

Allegheny

City of Crime:

Pittsburgh

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

The convictions of Graham and Holliday were reversed in March 2004 prior to their sentencing.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

30

Age When Released:

30

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Information Source 1:

"Federal judge overturns convictions in fraudulent receipt case, AP Pittsburgh, Lancaster Intelligencer Journal, 03-23-2004"

Information Location 1:

http://www.lancasteronline.com/pages/news/ap/4/pa_conviction_overturned

Information Source 2:

"Judge Overturns Fraud Convictions, Torsten Ove (staff), Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 03-27-2004"

Information Location 2:

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04087/292313.stm

Information Source 3:

"Missouri Couple Guilty in Theft Scheme, Staff, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Dec. 13, 2003"

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http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/03347/250907.stm

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