Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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First Degree Murder |
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Years Imprisoned: |
12 |
Year Crime: |
2002 |
Year Convicted: |
2004 |
Year Cleared: |
2014 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Canada |
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City of Crime: |
Toronto |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary of Case: |
Leighton Hay |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
19 |
Age When Released: |
31 |
Sex: |
Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
Black |
Information Source 1: |
"Man freed a decade after wrongful murder conviction: Release comes a year after crucial Supreme Court decision, By Colin Perkel (The Canadian Press), Macleans, November 28, 2014" |
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http://www.macleans.ca/news/canada/man-freed-a-decade-after-wrongful-murder-conviction/ |
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