Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Receiving Stolen Property (Incl. theft by receiving stolen property) |
Sentence: |
5 years |
Years Imprisoned: |
3 |
Year Crime: |
2004 |
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Year Cleared: |
2007 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
California |
County or Region of Crime: |
Los Angeles |
City of Crime: |
Palmdale |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
"Carlester E. Gresham was wrongly convicted of receiving stolen property related to a 2004 bank robbery in Palmdale, California. Carlester Gresham was sentenced to five years imprisonment and released on parole in March 2007. In June 2007 the California Court of Appeals reversed Gresham's conviction on the basis of insufficient evidence." |
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Innocence Proved By: |
In June 2007 the California Court of Appeals reversed Gresham's conviction on the basis of insufficient evidence. |
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Sex: |
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Information Source 1: |
"People v. Thomas, No. B183432 (Cal.App. Dist.2 06-29-2007) [U]" |
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"Conviction overturned in bank robbery, By Karen Maeshiro (staff), Los Angeles Daily News, July 22, 2007" |
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http://www.dailynews.com/antelopevalley/ci_6439447 |
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Innocents Database Created and Maintained by Hans Sherrer innocents@forejustice.org