Robert M. Hammons

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Charge:	Robbery (includes armed robbery)
Sentence:	40 years
Years Imprisoned:	6
Year Crime:	1984
Year Convicted:	1986
Year Cleared:	1992
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Louisiana
County or Region of Crime:	St. Tammany
City of Crime:	Slidell
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Robert M. Hammons and his father Frank Hammons were wrongly convicted in 1986 of armed robbery in the theft of narcotics from the Lakewood Pharmacy in Slidell, Louisiana on July 23, 1984. The prosecution's case was based on an eyewitness. After his conviction by a jury the judge granted Frank Hammons' motion for a judgment of acquittal based on the prosecution's failure to introduce sufficient evidence to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Robert Hammons was sentenced to 40 years in prison without the possibility of parole. The trial judge denied Hammons post-verdict motion for a new trial based on new evidence. In 1988 the Louisiana Court of Appeals reversed the judges ruling on the basis he applied the wrong legal standard. On remand the judge again denied Hammons motion, and the Court of Appeals affirmed that ruling. Hammons appealed. On April 20, 1992 the Louisiana Supreme Court granted Hammons motion and ordered a new trial. The Supreme Court noted that Hammons had 12 alibi witnesses who would provided new evidence he was in Pritchard, Alabama -- 118 miles away -- before, during and after the robbery in Slidell. Hammons also had a credible new witness who claimed the robbery was actually committed by Gary Stanford Frank Burzik. The DA declined to retry Hammons and their motion to dismiss the charges was granted."
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Innocence Proved By:	"On April 20, 1992 the Louisiana Supreme Court granted Hammons motion and ordered a new trial. The Supreme Court noted that Hammons had 12 alibi witnesses who would provided new evidence he was in Pritchard, Alabama -- 118 miles away -- before, during and after the robbery in Slidell. Hammons also had a credible new witness who claimed the robbery was actually committed by Gary Stanford Frank Burzik. The DA declined to retry Hammons and their motion to dismiss the charges was granted."
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Was Perpetrator Identified?	Yes
Age When Imprisoned:	33
Age When Released:	39
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"State v. Hammons, 597 So. 2d 990 (La: Supreme Court, 4-20-1992) (Reversing trial court and granting motion for a new trial.)"
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Robert M. Hammons

Charge:

Robbery (includes armed robbery)

Sentence:

40 years

Years Imprisoned:

6

Year Crime:

1984

Year Convicted:

1986

Year Cleared:

1992

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Louisiana

County or Region of Crime:

St. Tammany

City of Crime:

Slidell

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Yes

Age When Imprisoned:

33

Age When Released:

39

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"State v. Hammons, 597 So. 2d 990 (La: Supreme Court, 4-20-1992) (Reversing trial court and granting motion for a new trial.)"

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