Ernest J. Johnson

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Charge:	Robbery (includes armed robbery)
Sentence:	LI (15 yrs to LI)
Years Imprisoned:	4
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Year Convicted:	2003
Year Cleared:	2006
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	West Virginia
County or Region of Crime:	Cabell
City of Crime:	Huntington
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Ernest J. Johnson was wrongly indicted and convicted in 2003 of first degree robbery, which requires use of a firearm. The robbery was committed on June 21, 2002, and he was arrested five days later. Ernest Johnson was sentenced to life in prison as a habitual offender. Johnson was unarmed during the robbery, and on November 29, 2006, the West Virginia Supreme Court vacated his conviction and sentence."
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Innocence Proved By:	"On November 29, 2006, the West Virginia Supreme Court vacated his conviction and sentence."
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Information Source 1:	"State v. Johnson, No. 32978 (W.Va. 11/29/2006)"
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Information Source 2:	"Supreme court reverses cabell conviction, By Curtis Johnson, The Herald-Dispatch (Huntington, WV), November 30, 2006"
Information Location 2:	http://www.herald-dispatch.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061130/NEWS01/611300340/1005/NEWS10
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Ernest J. Johnson

Charge:

Robbery (includes armed robbery)

Sentence:

LI (15 yrs to LI)

Years Imprisoned:

4

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

2003

Year Cleared:

2006

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

West Virginia

County or Region of Crime:

Cabell

City of Crime:

Huntington

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On November 29, 2006, the West Virginia Supreme Court vacated his conviction and sentence."

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Was Perpetrator Identified?

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Male

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"State v. Johnson, No. 32978 (W.Va. 11/29/2006)"

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"Supreme court reverses cabell conviction, By Curtis Johnson, The Herald-Dispatch (Huntington, WV), November 30, 2006"

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http://www.herald-dispatch.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061130/NEWS01/611300340/1005/NEWS10

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