Kim Hairston

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Charge:	Murder
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Years Imprisoned:	1.25
Year Crime:	1992
Year Convicted:	1993
Year Cleared:	1995
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Ohio
County or Region of Crime:	Franklin
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Kim Hairston was wrongly convicted in 1993 of murder in the shooting death of Arthur Worrix in Franklin County, Ohio. Hairston's conviction was reversed by the Ohio Court of Appeals in January 1995. The Franklin County DA declined to retry Hairston. Hairston filed a claim for compensation with the Ohio Court of Claims. The State of Ohio did not oppose Hairston's claim, and on November 6, 1997 the Court of Claims awarded Hairston $30,000."
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Innocence Proved By:	Hairston's conviction was reversed by the Ohio Court of Appeals in January 1995. The Franklin County DA declined to retry Hairston.
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Compensation Awarded:	"$30,000 (State of Ohio, Nov. 1997)"
Was Perpetrator Identified?
Age When Imprisoned:	33
Age When Released:	35
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"Kim Hairston v. State of Ohio, No. 1997-10502 WI (Ohio Court of Claims, 11-6-1997) (Granting judgment of $30,000)"
Information Location 1:	http://cases.ohiocourtofclaims.gov/cgi-bin/wspd_cgi.sh/casedetail.htm?caseno=199710502
Information Source 2:	"Franklin County Prosecutors May Appeal Appeals Court Decision Reversing The 1993 Murder Conviction of Kim Hairston In Shooting Death Of Arthur Worrix, By Bruce Cadwallader, Columbus Dispatch, January 12, 1995, pg. 4C"
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Kim Hairston

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

Years Imprisoned:

1.25

Year Crime:

1992

Year Convicted:

1993

Year Cleared:

1995

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Ohio

County or Region of Crime:

Franklin

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

Hairston's conviction was reversed by the Ohio Court of Appeals in January 1995. The Franklin County DA declined to retry Hairston.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

"$30,000 (State of Ohio, Nov. 1997)"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

33

Age When Released:

35

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"Kim Hairston v. State of Ohio, No. 1997-10502 WI (Ohio Court of Claims, 11-6-1997) (Granting judgment of $30,000)"

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http://cases.ohiocourtofclaims.gov/cgi-bin/wspd_cgi.sh/casedetail.htm?caseno=199710502

Information Source 2:

"Franklin County Prosecutors May Appeal Appeals Court Decision Reversing The 1993 Murder Conviction of Kim Hairston In Shooting Death Of Arthur Worrix, By Bruce Cadwallader, Columbus Dispatch, January 12, 1995, pg. 4C"

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