George G. Heye

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Charge:	Removal of Body
Sentence:	$100 fine
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Year Crime:	1914
Year Convicted:	1914
Year Cleared:	1914
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	New Jersey
County or Region of Crime:	Sussex
City of Crime:	Newton
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"George G. Heye was wrongly convicted on July 20, 1914 of removing the remains of deceased persons from the old Minisink Graveyard in Sussex County, New Jersey. After his conviction following a bench trial George Heye was ordered to pay a $100 fine. Heye appealed. In its November 1914 Term the New Jersey Supreme Court reversed Heye's conviction on the basis of insufficent evidence."
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Innocence Proved By:	In its November 1914 Term the New Jersey Supreme Court reversed Heye's conviction on the basis of insufficent evidence.
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"The State of New Jersey v. George G. Heye, Nov. Term, 1914 (New Jersey Supreme Court) (Reversing conviction on the basis of insufficent evidence.)"
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Information Source 2:	"Contribution From The Heye Museum, Vol. 2, published by The Heye Museum (2013-2015), Exploration of a Munse Cemetery Near Montague, New Jersey, By George G. Heye and George H. Pepper, pp. 3-4"
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George G. Heye

Charge:

Removal of Body

Sentence:

$100 fine

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

1914

Year Convicted:

1914

Year Cleared:

1914

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

New Jersey

County or Region of Crime:

Sussex

City of Crime:

Newton

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

In its November 1914 Term the New Jersey Supreme Court reversed Heye's conviction on the basis of insufficent evidence.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"The State of New Jersey v. George G. Heye, Nov. Term, 1914 (New Jersey Supreme Court) (Reversing conviction on the basis of insufficent evidence.)"

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"Contribution From The Heye Museum, Vol. 2, published by The Heye Museum (2013-2015), Exploration of a Munse Cemetery Near Montague, New Jersey, By George G. Heye and George H. Pepper, pp. 3-4"

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