Gerald Harris

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Charge:	Robbery (includes armed robbery)
Sentence:	9 to 18 years
Years Imprisoned:	8
Year Crime:	1991
Year Convicted:	1992
Year Cleared:	2000
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	New York
County or Region of Crime:	Queens
City of Crime:	New York City
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Gerald Harris was wrongly convicted in November 1992 of a robbery committed on December 18, 1991 in Queens County, New York. Harris was sentenced to 9 to 18 years in prison. The charges against Harris were dismissed on December 15, 2000 based on the confession by Harris' brother Harold, and other man, that they were the robbers, and Gerald wasn't involved. Harris sued the State of New York, and the Court of Claims awarded him $3,010,000 in wrongful imprisonment compensation."
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Innocence Proved By:	Based on the new evidence of Harris' innocence his conviction was overturned and the charges were dismissed in December 2000.
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Compensation Awarded:	"$3,010,000 (State of New York, 2002)"
Was Perpetrator Identified?	Yes
Age When Imprisoned:	23
Age When Released:	31
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"A Christmas Story ultimately has a happy ending as Gerald Harris was freed after 8 years, By Denis Hamill, New York Daily News, December 21, 2010"
Information Location 1:	http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/christmas-story-ultimately-happy-ending-gerald-harris-freed-8-years-article-1.473503
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Gerald Harris

Charge:

Robbery (includes armed robbery)

Sentence:

9 to 18 years

Years Imprisoned:

8

Year Crime:

1991

Year Convicted:

1992

Year Cleared:

2000

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

New York

County or Region of Crime:

Queens

City of Crime:

New York City

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

Based on the new evidence of Harris' innocence his conviction was overturned and the charges were dismissed in December 2000.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

"$3,010,000 (State of New York, 2002)"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Yes

Age When Imprisoned:

23

Age When Released:

31

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

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"A Christmas Story ultimately has a happy ending as Gerald Harris was freed after 8 years, By Denis Hamill, New York Daily News, December 21, 2010"

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http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/christmas-story-ultimately-happy-ending-gerald-harris-freed-8-years-article-1.473503

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