Thomas Harris

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Charge:	Murder
Sentence:	Death and Executed
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Year Convicted:	1819
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U.S. State or Country of Crime:	United Kingdom
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Result:	Pardoned Posthumously After Execution
Summary of Case:	"Wrongly convicted in 1819 of murder and sentenced to death. Harris was the landlord of the Rising Sun Inn. After his execution, it was established that the inn's barman, who was the prosecution's star witness, was the murderer. Thomas Harris was posthumously pardoned on the basis of his innocence. "
Conviction Caused By:	"Perjury by the prosecution's star witness, who was the actual murderer."
Innocence Proved By:	Pardoned after it was determined the prosecution's star witness was the actual murderer.
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"The hangman and the electric chair - Part 1, by Bernie Matthews, July 28, 2005"
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Thomas Harris

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

Death and Executed

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1819

Year Cleared:

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

United Kingdom

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Result:

Pardoned Posthumously After Execution

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

"Perjury by the prosecution's star witness, who was the actual murderer."

Innocence Proved By:

Pardoned after it was determined the prosecution's star witness was the actual murderer.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"The hangman and the electric chair - Part 1, by Bernie Matthews, July 28, 2005"

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http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=3700

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