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Virgil Hogan

 

Charge:

Robbery (includes armed robbery)

Sentence:

10 to 25 years

Years Imprisoned:

4.5

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1958

Year Cleared:

1962

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Indiana

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Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Virgil Hogan was wrongly convicted of armed robbery in Jan. 1958 by a jury. Conviction set aside and charges dismissed in August 1962 after the actual culprit was identified. No compensation for 4-1/2 years of wrongful imprisonment.

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

Actual culprit identified. Conviction set aside and charges dismissed.

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Compensation Awarded:

No

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Yes

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Male

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Information Source 1:

"The Innocents, Edward Radin,William Morrow & Co., 1964, p. 247."

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