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Thomas L. Keith

 

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

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

27

Age When Released:

32

Sex:

Male

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Information Source 1:

"The Innocents, Edward Radin,William Morrow & Co., 1964, p. 247."

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