Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Robbery (includes armed robbery) |
Sentence: |
6 to 11 years |
Years Imprisoned: |
4.8 |
Year Crime: |
1959 |
Year Convicted: |
1959 |
Year Cleared: |
1963 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Michigan |
County or Region of Crime: |
Oakland |
City of Crime: |
Oak Park |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary of Case: |
"Thomas L. Keith and William J. Magee were codefendants. William Magee and Thomas Keith were wrongly convicted by a jury of the armed robbery of an Oak Park, Michigan gas station in February 1959. The men's convictions were set aside and the indictment dismissed in October 1963, after almost 5 years of wrongful imprisonment." |
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Innocence Proved By: |
Conviction set aside and indictment dismissed. |
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Compensation Awarded: |
No |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
27 |
Age When Released: |
32 |
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Male |
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Information Source 1: |
"The Innocents, Edward Radin,William Morrow & Co., 1964, p. 247." |
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