Michael Hutchinson

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Charge:	Robbery (includes armed robbery)
Sentence:	13 yrs
Years Imprisoned:	8
Year Crime:
Year Convicted:	1998
Year Cleared:	2006
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	California
County or Region of Crime:	Santa Clara
City of Crime:	San Jose
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Michael Hutchinson was wrongly convicted of 1998 robbery of a San Jose, California convenience store. In June 2006 a federal judge granted his writ of habeas corpus, based on expert testimony that a store surveillance video establishes Hutchinson was a victim of a mistaken identity. Released in August 2006, after eight years of wrongful conviction."
Conviction Caused By:	Erroneous eyewitness identification.
Innocence Proved By:	"In June 2006 a federal judge granted his writ of habeas corpus, based on expert testimony that a store surveillance video establishes Hutchinson was a victim of a mistaken identity. Hutchinson was released two months later in August 2006."
Defendant Aided By:	Tainted Justice' series in the San Jose Mercury-News featured Michael Hutchinson's case. The newspaper hired a video expert who determined that Hutchinson wasn't the person in the convenience store video of the robber. The publicity led to the reopening of Hutchinson's case and his release in August 2006.
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Age When Imprisoned:	31
Age When Released:	39
Sex:	Male
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Information Source 1:	"Inmate finally released - Conviction Overturned After Mercury News Investigation, By Fredric N. Tulsky (staff), San Jose Mercury News, August 17, 2006"
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Information Source 2:	"New trial for convicted man, Fredric Tulsky (staff), San Jose Mercury News, June 24, 2006"
Information Location 2:	http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/14893483.htm
Information Source 3:	"Human error always a possibility - Hutchinson case, Fredric Tulsky (staff), San Jose Mercury News, March 12, 2006"
Information Location 3:	http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/special_packages/stolenjustice/14080985.htm
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Michael Hutchinson

Charge:

Robbery (includes armed robbery)

Sentence:

13 yrs

Years Imprisoned:

8

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1998

Year Cleared:

2006

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

California

County or Region of Crime:

Santa Clara

City of Crime:

San Jose

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Erroneous eyewitness identification.

Innocence Proved By:

"In June 2006 a federal judge granted his writ of habeas corpus, based on expert testimony that a store surveillance video establishes Hutchinson was a victim of a mistaken identity. Hutchinson was released two months later in August 2006."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

31

Age When Released:

39

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Information Source 1:

"Inmate finally released - Conviction Overturned After Mercury News Investigation, By Fredric N. Tulsky (staff), San Jose Mercury News, August 17, 2006"

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Information Source 2:

"New trial for convicted man, Fredric Tulsky (staff), San Jose Mercury News, June 24, 2006"

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http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/14893483.htm

Information Source 3:

"Human error always a possibility - Hutchinson case, Fredric Tulsky (staff), San Jose Mercury News, March 12, 2006"

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http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/special_packages/stolenjustice/14080985.htm

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