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Wrongly
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Years
Imprisoned:
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3 |
Charge: |
Sexual Assault (includes aggravated) |
Sentence: |
9-1/2 years |
Year Convicted: |
1993 |
Year
Cleared:
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1996 |
Location
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Washington |
Result:
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Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary
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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 WA 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:
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Perjurious testimony by the prosecution witness. |
Innocence
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Conviction reversed in 1996 after the alleged victim recanted and admitted she made up the accusation.
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Age
When Imprisoned:
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31 |
Age
When Released:
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34 |
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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