Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Forgery |
Sentence: |
2-1/2 to 5 years |
Years Imprisoned: |
2 |
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Year Convicted: |
1980 |
Year Cleared: |
1982 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
New York |
County or Region of Crime: |
Westchester |
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Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary of Case: |
"Tracey Johnson and her common law husband Robert Johnson were wrongly convicted in 1980 of three counts of forgery related to three money orders purchased in Westchester County, New York. Robert and Tracey Johnson were sentenced to 2-1/2 to 5 years in prison. Their convictions were overturned by the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division on June 1, 1982 on the basis their actions did not constitute a crime and dismissal of their indictments was ordered." |
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"Robert and Tracey Johnson's forgery convictions were overturned by the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division on June 1, 1982 on the basis their actions did not constitute a crime and dismissal of their indictments was ordered." |
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Female |
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Information Source 1: |
"88 AD 2d 922 (NY Appellate Div., 2nd Dept., 1982)" |
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