David Wayne Grannis

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Charge:	First Degree Murder
Sentence:	Death
Years Imprisoned:	6
Year Crime:	1989
Year Convicted:	1991
Year Cleared:	1996
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Arizona
County or Region of Crime:	Pima
City of Crime:	Tucson
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"David Wayne Grannis was wrongly convicted in May 1991 of a murder committed near Tucson Arizona in August 1989. Grannis was sentenced to death. The Arizona Supreme Court overturned Grannis' conviction on the basis his due process rights were violated by the prosecution's introduction of homosexual photos. Prior to Grannis' retrial a witness came forward who testified neither Grannis nor a prosecution witness at his first trial were present when Grannis' codefendant Daniel Wester confessed to the murder. The charges were dismissed against Grannis on November 6, 1996 and he was released. Webster was retried and sentenced to life in prison after his reconviction."
Conviction Caused By:	Perjury by a prosecution witness who testified Grannis was present when his codefendant Webster bragged about committing the murder.
Innocence Proved By:	"The charges were dismissed against Grannis on November 6, 1996 and he was released."
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Age When Imprisoned:	21
Age When Released:	27
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
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David Wayne Grannis

Charge:

First Degree Murder

Sentence:

Death

Years Imprisoned:

6

Year Crime:

1989

Year Convicted:

1991

Year Cleared:

1996

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Arizona

County or Region of Crime:

Pima

City of Crime:

Tucson

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Perjury by a prosecution witness who testified Grannis was present when his codefendant Webster bragged about committing the murder.

Innocence Proved By:

"The charges were dismissed against Grannis on November 6, 1996 and he was released."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

21

Age When Released:

27

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

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"Innocence: List of Those Freed From Death Row, Death Penalty Information Center"

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