William J. Harwood

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Charge:	Drug related and theft
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Year Cleared:	2007
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Tennessee
County or Region of Crime:	Hamilton
City of Crime:	Chattanooga
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"William J. Harwood was wrongly convicted of manufacturing methanthetamines and theft of property valued at more than $1,000 based solely on the testimony of an alleged accomplice. On September 4, 2007, the Tennessee Court of Appeals overturned William Harwood's conviction and ordered the charges dismissed because the accomplice's uncorroborated testimony was insufficent as a matter of law to establish that Harwood had committed the crimes."
Conviction Caused By:	Uncorroborated testimony of an alleged accomplice.
Innocence Proved By:	"On September 4, 2007, the Tennessee Court of Appeals overturned William Harwood's conviction and ordered the charges dismissed because the accomplice's testimony was insufficent as a matter of law to establish that Harwood had committed the crimes."
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Sex:	Male
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Information Source 1:	"State v. Harwood, No. E2006-01483-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn.Crim.App. 09-04-2007)"
Information Location 1:	"https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=10819451709820564637&q=State+v.+Harwood+E2006-01483+2007%29&hl=en&as_sdt=6,48"
Information Source 2:	"Meth, Theft Convictions Against Harwood Overturned, The Chattanoogan, September 11, 2007"
Information Location 2:	http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_113148.asp
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William J. Harwood

Charge:

Drug related and theft

Sentence:

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

Year Cleared:

2007

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Tennessee

County or Region of Crime:

Hamilton

City of Crime:

Chattanooga

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Uncorroborated testimony of an alleged accomplice.

Innocence Proved By:

"On September 4, 2007, the Tennessee Court of Appeals overturned William Harwood's conviction and ordered the charges dismissed because the accomplice's testimony was insufficent as a matter of law to establish that Harwood had committed the crimes."

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Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

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Male

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Information Source 1:

"State v. Harwood, No. E2006-01483-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn.Crim.App. 09-04-2007)"

Information Location 1:

"https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=10819451709820564637&q=State+v.+Harwood+E2006-01483+2007%29&hl=en&as_sdt=6,48"

Information Source 2:

"Meth, Theft Convictions Against Harwood Overturned, The Chattanoogan, September 11, 2007"

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http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_113148.asp

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