Patrick Hurley

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Charge:	Sexual Assault (includes aggravated)
Sentence:	9-1/2 years
Years Imprisoned:	3
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Year Convicted:	1993
Year Cleared:	1996
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Washington
County or Region of Crime:	Grant
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Patrick Hurley was wrongly convicted of sexual assault. His conviction was reversed after 3 years of wrongful imprisonment when the alleged victim recanted and admitted she made-up the accusation. Hurley's lawyer, public defender Tom Earl, was disbarred for life by the Washington State Supreme Court in May 2004 for a multitude of actions, including charging people assigned to be represented by him at public expense."
Conviction Caused By:	Perjurious testimony by the prosecution witness.
Innocence Proved By:	Conviction reversed in 1996 after the alleged victim recanted and admitted she made up the accusation.
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Age When Imprisoned:	31
Age When Released:	34
Sex:	Male
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Information Source 1:	"Grant County case points to state problems in legal aid for poor, Chris McGann (staff), Seattle Post-Intelligencer, April 3, 2004."
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Patrick Hurley

Charge:

Sexual Assault (includes aggravated)

Sentence:

9-1/2 years

Years Imprisoned:

3

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1993

Year Cleared:

1996

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Washington

County or Region of Crime:

Grant

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Perjurious testimony by the prosecution witness.

Innocence Proved By:

Conviction reversed in 1996 after the alleged victim recanted and admitted she made up the accusation.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

31

Age When Released:

34

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

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"Grant County case points to state problems in legal aid for poor, Chris McGann (staff), Seattle Post-Intelligencer, April 3, 2004."

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