Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Battery (Misdemeanor) |
Sentence: |
3 years probation |
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Year Crime: |
2010 |
Year Convicted: |
2010 |
Year Cleared: |
2011 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Illinois |
County or Region of Crime: |
Cook |
City of Crime: |
Chicago |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
Debra Green was wrongly convicted of misdemeanor battery related to a traffic accident in Cook County. Based on evidence the prosecution's key witness committed perjury Green's conviction was vacated and the charge was dismissed in August 2011. |
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Innocence Proved By: |
Based on evidence the prosecution's key witness committed perjury Green's conviction was vacated and the charge was dismissed in August 2011. |
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Sex: |
Female |
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Black |
Information Source 1: |
"Debra Green, The National Registry of Exonerations" |
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https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=4244 |
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