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Carlester E. Gresham

 

Charge:

Receiving Stolen Property (Incl. theft by receiving stolen property)

Sentence:

5 years

Years Imprisoned:

3

Year Crime:

2004

Year Convicted:

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."

Conviction Caused By:

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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Was Perpetrator Identified?

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Sex:

Male

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Information Source 1:

"People v. Thomas, No. B183432 (Cal.App. Dist.2 06-29-2007) [U]"

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Information Source 2:

"Conviction overturned in bank robbery, By Karen Maeshiro (staff), Los Angeles Daily News, July 22, 2007"

Information Location 2:

http://www.dailynews.com/antelopevalley/ci_6439447

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