Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Murder |
Sentence: |
20 years to life in prison |
Years Imprisoned: |
2 |
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Year Convicted: |
1982 |
Year Cleared: |
1984 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
New York |
County or Region of Crime: |
Orleans |
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Result: |
Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary of Case: |
Joseph Peter Kirchgessner |
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Male |
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"People v. Joseph Peter Kirchgessner, " |
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"Inevitable Error: Wrongful New York State Homicide Convictions, 1965-1988, by Marty I. Rosenbaum, 18 N.Y.U. Rev. L. & Soc. Change 807" |
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http://deskovic.org/research/article/id/Inevitable-Error-Wrongful-New-York-State-Homicide-Convictions |
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