John Jackson

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Charge:	Drug Related (Possession or sale)
Sentence:	6 years 4 months
Years Imprisoned:	5
Year Crime:	1995
Year Convicted:	1996
Year Cleared:	2001
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Washington
County or Region of Crime:	Grant
City of Crime:	Euphrata
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"John Jackson was wrongly convicted of distributing cocain on June 11, 1996 in Grant County, Washington. In November 2001 a U.S. District Court judge granted John Jackson's writ of habeas corpus on the basis of ineffective assistance of counsel. However, with good-time he had already served his sentence and been released. Jackson died on Nov. 16, 2002."
Conviction Caused By:	"Jackson's attorney, Thomas Earl, failed to conduct any pre-trial investigation, interview witnesses who could have provided exculpatory testimony, and he didn't prepare for trial."
Innocence Proved By:	In November 2001 a U.S. District Court judge granted John Jackson's writ of habeas corpus.
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"Part 2 - Attorney profited, but his clients lost, Seattle Times, April 5, 2004"
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John Jackson

Charge:

Drug Related (Possession or sale)

Sentence:

6 years 4 months

Years Imprisoned:

5

Year Crime:

1995

Year Convicted:

1996

Year Cleared:

2001

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Washington

County or Region of Crime:

Grant

City of Crime:

Euphrata

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

"Jackson's attorney, Thomas Earl, failed to conduct any pre-trial investigation, interview witnesses who could have provided exculpatory testimony, and he didn't prepare for trial."

Innocence Proved By:

In November 2001 a U.S. District Court judge granted John Jackson's writ of habeas corpus.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

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"Part 2 - Attorney profited, but his clients lost, Seattle Times, April 5, 2004"

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http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20040405&slug=defense05

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