Gary Lamar James

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Charge:	Murder and Robbery
Sentence:	Death and later resentenced or commuted to Life
Years Imprisoned:	26
Year Crime:	1976
Year Convicted:	1977
Year Cleared:	2003
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Ohio
County or Region of Crime:	Franklin
City of Crime:	Columbus
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Gary Lamar James was codefendant of Timothy Howard. Both men were wrongly convicted in 1977 of a December 31, 1976 bank robbery and murder based on the prosecution's concealment of exonerating evidence. Both men were sentenced to death, but were resentenced to life in prison when Ohio's death penalty was declared unconstitutional in 1978. "The case against Howard and James unraveled when new evidence was uncovered, some through Freedom of Information Act requests filed by Howard. Fingerprints and conflicting witness statements made to the FBI were not made available to defense attorneys." (Cincinnati Enquirer, July 17, 2003) Timothy Howard was released on April 23, 2003 after his conviction was reversed because of concealed exonerating evidence. Gary James was awarded $1,500,000 in compensation by the State of Ohio on May 17, 2007. James was to receive $1,000,000 immediately, and $500,000 disbursed over 15 years -- until 2022, in monthly payments of $2,526.01. His lawyers were to receive the remaining $300,000."
Conviction Caused By:	Prosecution concealed exonerating evidence
Innocence Proved By:	"Timothy Howard was released on April 23, 2003 after his conviction was reversed because of concealed exonerating evidence."
Defendant Aided By:	Private Investigator Martin Yant
Compensation Awarded:	"$1,500,000 (State of Ohio, May 17, 2007)"
Was Perpetrator Identified?
Age When Imprisoned:	24
Age When Released:	50
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"Wrongly Accused Man Set Free After 26 Years: James Howard Didn't Kill Bank Guard, News 5, Columbus, OH, July 17, 2003"
Information Location 1:	http://www.newsnet5.com/news/2341786/detail.html
Information Source 2:	"26-Year Inmate May Go Free Today: New Evidence, Polygraph Defy 1977 Murder Conviction, AP, Cincinnati Enquirer, July 17, 2003."
Information Location 2:	http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2003/07/17/loc_oh-freedprisoner17.html
Information Source 3:	"Ohio man wrongly imprisoned to get $1.5M, By Associated Press, Houston Chronicle, May 18, 2007"
Information Location 3:	http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/nation/4816121.html
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Gary Lamar James

Charge:

Murder and Robbery

Sentence:

Death and later resentenced or commuted to Life

Years Imprisoned:

26

Year Crime:

1976

Year Convicted:

1977

Year Cleared:

2003

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Ohio

County or Region of Crime:

Franklin

City of Crime:

Columbus

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Prosecution concealed exonerating evidence

Innocence Proved By:

"Timothy Howard was released on April 23, 2003 after his conviction was reversed because of concealed exonerating evidence."

Defendant Aided By:

Private Investigator Martin Yant

Compensation Awarded:

"$1,500,000 (State of Ohio, May 17, 2007)"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

24

Age When Released:

50

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"Wrongly Accused Man Set Free After 26 Years: James Howard Didn't Kill Bank Guard, News 5, Columbus, OH, July 17, 2003"

Information Location 1:

http://www.newsnet5.com/news/2341786/detail.html

Information Source 2:

"26-Year Inmate May Go Free Today: New Evidence, Polygraph Defy 1977 Murder Conviction, AP, Cincinnati Enquirer, July 17, 2003."

Information Location 2:

http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2003/07/17/loc_oh-freedprisoner17.html

Information Source 3:

"Ohio man wrongly imprisoned to get $1.5M, By Associated Press, Houston Chronicle, May 18, 2007"

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http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/nation/4816121.html

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