Sammy Hadaway

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Charge:	Attempted Robbery
Sentence:	5 years
Years Imprisoned:	3.8
Year Crime:	1995
Year Convicted:	1996
Year Cleared:	2018
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Wisconsin
County or Region of Crime:	Milwaukee
City of Crime:	Milwaukee
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Sammy Hadaway was co-defendant of Chaunte Ott. Hadaway was wrongly convicted in 1996 of attempted robbery committed in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin in 1995. Hadaway pled guilty in exchange for reduced charges, and testifying against Ott during his trial. Hadaway was sentenced to 5 years in prison. Ott was cleared of his murder conviction 2009 based on DNA tests that excluded him as the girl's murderer. Based on evidence developed during the investigation of Ott's case, Hadaway filed a petition to withdraw his guilty plea that was denied by the trial court. Hadaway appealed. Hadaway's petition to withdraw his guilty plea was granted on August 14, 2018 by the Wisconsin Court of Appeals. The Milwaukee County DA declined to retry Hadaway and his charges were dismissed on October 8, 2018."
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Defendant Aided By:	Wisconsin Innocence Project
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Age When Imprisoned:	20
Age When Released:	24
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
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Sammy Hadaway

Charge:

Attempted Robbery

Sentence:

5 years

Years Imprisoned:

3.8

Year Crime:

1995

Year Convicted:

1996

Year Cleared:

2018

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Wisconsin

County or Region of Crime:

Milwaukee

City of Crime:

Milwaukee

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

Defendant Aided By:

Wisconsin Innocence Project

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

20

Age When Released:

24

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

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"Sammy Hadaway, National Registry of Exonerations"

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