Tommy Hamilton

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Charge:	Murder
Sentence:	Death
Years Imprisoned:	10
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Year Convicted:	1985
Year Cleared:	1995
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Alabama
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Tommy Hamilton was wrongly convicted of murder and sentenced to death based on perjured testimony, the prosecutor withholding exculpatory evidence, and ineffective assistance of counsel. On retrial Hamilton was convicted of a lesser offense and sentenced to 20 years."
Conviction Caused By:	"Perjured testimony, The prosecutor withheld exculpatory evidence, and ineffective assistance of counsel."
Innocence Proved By:	Murder conviction overturned by the AL Ct of Criminal Appeals
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Sex:	Male
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Tommy Hamilton

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

Death

Years Imprisoned:

10

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1985

Year Cleared:

1995

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Alabama

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

"Tommy Hamilton was wrongly convicted of murder and sentenced to death based on perjured testimony, the prosecutor withholding exculpatory evidence, and ineffective assistance of counsel. On retrial Hamilton was convicted of a lesser offense and sentenced to 20 years."

Conviction Caused By:

"Perjured testimony, The prosecutor withheld exculpatory evidence, and ineffective assistance of counsel."

Innocence Proved By:

Murder conviction overturned by the AL Ct of Criminal Appeals

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

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Male

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"Hamilton v. State, 677 So.2d 1254 (Ala.Crim.App. 12/29/1995)"

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