Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Criminal Charge |
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Years Imprisoned: |
2 |
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Year Convicted: |
1971 |
Year Cleared: |
1981 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Ohio |
County or Region of Crime: |
Franklin |
City of Crime: |
Columbus |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated |
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"Earl W. Hahn was was wrongly convicted in 1971 in Columbus, Ohio. Hahn was 19. After his conviction was overturned, Earl Hahn filed a complaint with the Ohio Court of Claims on November 23, 1981 requesting $750,000 in wrongful imprisonment compensation. On July 22, 1982 the Court of Claims rendered its judgment awarding Hahn $89,600 in compensation without interest, and his lawyers, Amer, Cunningham and Brennan co., L.P.A., $44,800 without interest." |
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"$89,600 (State of Ohio, July 1982)" |
Was Perpetrator Identified? |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
19 |
Age When Released: |
21 |
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Male |
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"Earl W. Hahn v. The State of Ohio, Case No. 1981-06098 WI (Ohio Board of Claims) (Judgment awarding $89,600 compensation on July 22, 1981)" |
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http://cases.ohiocourtofclaims.gov/cgi-bin/wspd_cgi.sh/casedetail.htm?caseno=198106098 |
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