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Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Murder |
Sentence: |
Life Imprisonment |
Years Imprisoned: |
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Year Convicted: |
2002 |
Year Cleared: |
2004 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Canada |
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Result: |
Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary of Case: |
"Byron Hunter was wrongly convicted in 2002 of beating a man to death in 2000 with a baseball bat. Conviction quashed in 2004, and the prosecution dropped the charges." |
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Sex: |
Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
White |
Information Source 1: |
"Man Seeks Apology From Cops, Kate Dubinski (staff), Edmonton Sun, Feb. 8, 2005" |
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http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/EdmontonSun/News/2005/02/08/923913-sun.html |
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Innocents Database Created and Maintained by Hans Sherrer innocents@forejustice.org