Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Murder and Rape |
Sentence: |
Death |
Years Imprisoned: |
6 |
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Year Convicted: |
1991 |
Year Cleared: |
1997 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Florida |
County or Region of Crime: |
Broward |
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Result: |
Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary of Case: |
"Robert Hayes was wrongfully convicted of raping and murdering a co-worker in 1991, and sentenced to death in Broward County, Florida." |
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Sex: |
Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
Black |
Information Source 1: |
Center on Wrongful Convictions at Northwestern School of Law |
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http://www.law.northwestern.edu/depts/clinic/wrongful/exonerations/FLAHayes.htm |
Information Source 2: |
Death Penalty Information Center |
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http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/Innocentlist.html |
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Innocents Database Created and Maintained by Hans Sherrer innocents@forejustice.org