Anthony Graves

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Charge:	Murder
Sentence:	Death
Years Imprisoned:	18.17
Year Crime:	1992
Year Convicted:	1994
Year Cleared:	2010
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Texas
County or Region of Crime:	Burleson
City of Crime:	Somerville
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Anthony Graves was wrongly convicted in 1994 of being a participant in the 1992 murder of six members of the same family. The only evidence against Anthony Graves was the testimony of his codefendant Robert Earl Carter, who recanted before his 1998 execution. Graves was sentenced to death. In 2006 the federal 5th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned Graves' conviction, ruling that prosecutors withheld evidence and elicited false testimony from Carter. The prosecutors decided to retry Graves, and for four years he was in the Burleson County Jail awaiting his retrial. On October 27, 2010, the charges were dismissed against Graves and he was released after 18 years of incarceration, 12 on death row. On June 22, 2011 Texas Governor Rick Perry signed special legislation awarding Graves $1.45 million in compensation. Graves had been denied compensation under Texas' wrongful conviction compensation statute because the judge's order dismissing his indictment doesn't state he is 'actually innocent.' Graves received the $1.45 million check from the Texas Comptroller's Office on June 30, 2011."
Conviction Caused By:	Perjury by the actual perpetrator.
Innocence Proved By:	"In 2006 the federal 5th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned Graves' conviction. On October 27, 2010, the charges were dismissed against Graves and he was released after 18 years of incarceration."
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Compensation Awarded:	"$1,457,828.79 plus $7,597.09 monthly annuity (State of Texas, 6-30-2011)"
Was Perpetrator Identified?	Yes
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"Prosecutors blast former DA who handled Graves case, By Brian Rogers (staff), Houston Chronicle, October 28, 2010"
Information Location 1:	http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7266988.html
Information Source 2:	"Texas death row inmate freed after prosecutors drop capital murder charges in 1992 slaying of family, Associated Press story, Dallas Morning News, October 28, 2010"
Information Location 2:	http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/stories/102710dntexgravesexoneration.1d48d3fe0.html
Information Source 3:	"Wrongly jailed man says Texas' payback is not enough, AP Story, Houston Chronicle, June 22, 2011"
Information Location 3:	http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/7622137.html
Information Source 4:	"Graves finally picks up $1.45 million check, By Harvey Rice (staff), Houston Chronicle, June 30, 2011"
Information Location 4:	http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7634272.html
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Anthony Graves

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

Death

Years Imprisoned:

18.17

Year Crime:

1992

Year Convicted:

1994

Year Cleared:

2010

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Texas

County or Region of Crime:

Burleson

City of Crime:

Somerville

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Perjury by the actual perpetrator.

Innocence Proved By:

"In 2006 the federal 5th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned Graves' conviction. On October 27, 2010, the charges were dismissed against Graves and he was released after 18 years of incarceration."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

"$1,457,828.79 plus $7,597.09 monthly annuity (State of Texas, 6-30-2011)"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Yes

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"Prosecutors blast former DA who handled Graves case, By Brian Rogers (staff), Houston Chronicle, October 28, 2010"

Information Location 1:

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7266988.html

Information Source 2:

"Texas death row inmate freed after prosecutors drop capital murder charges in 1992 slaying of family, Associated Press story, Dallas Morning News, October 28, 2010"

Information Location 2:

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/stories/102710dntexgravesexoneration.1d48d3fe0.html

Information Source 3:

"Wrongly jailed man says Texas' payback is not enough, AP Story, Houston Chronicle, June 22, 2011"

Information Location 3:

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/7622137.html

Information Source 4:

"Graves finally picks up $1.45 million check, By Harvey Rice (staff), Houston Chronicle, June 30, 2011"

Information Location 4:

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7634272.html

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