Justin Kirkwood

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Charge:	Robbery (includes armed robbery)
Sentence:	3-1/2 to 7 years
Years Imprisoned:	2
Year Crime:
Year Convicted:	2003
Year Cleared:	2005
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Pennsylvania
County or Region of Crime:	Lawrence
City of Crime:
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Justin Kirkwood was wrongly convicted in 2003 of a 2002 armed robbery based on erroneous eyewitness testimony. Prosecutor accused in May 2005 of committing fraud during Kirkwood's trial by the president of the Lawrence County Bar Association. Conviction vacated in August 2005. The charges against Kirkwood were dismissed on November 30, 2006."
Conviction Caused By:	Erroneous eyewitness testimony and prosecutor misconduct of influencing the witness to give inaccurate testimony
Innocence Proved By:	"Conviction vacated in August 2005 based on proof his alibi witnesses were telling the truth. The charges were dismissed on November 30, 2006."
Defendant Aided By:	Innocence Institute of Point Park
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Was Perpetrator Identified?
Age When Imprisoned:	22
Age When Released:	24
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"New Castle Robbery Conviction Tossed Out, Bill Moushey (staff), Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, August 11, 2005"
Information Location 1:	http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05223/552182.stm
Information Source 2:	"Lawrence County Prosecutor Accused of Trial Misconduct, Bill Moushey (staff), Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 24, 2005"
Information Location 2:	http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05144/509333.stm
Information Source 3:	"Family celebrates dropped charges, New Castle News, By NC News Staff, December 4, 2006."
Information Location 3:	http://www.ncnewsonline.com/local/local_story_339074509
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Justin Kirkwood

Charge:

Robbery (includes armed robbery)

Sentence:

3-1/2 to 7 years

Years Imprisoned:

2

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

2003

Year Cleared:

2005

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Pennsylvania

County or Region of Crime:

Lawrence

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Erroneous eyewitness testimony and prosecutor misconduct of influencing the witness to give inaccurate testimony

Innocence Proved By:

"Conviction vacated in August 2005 based on proof his alibi witnesses were telling the truth. The charges were dismissed on November 30, 2006."

Defendant Aided By:

Innocence Institute of Point Park

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

22

Age When Released:

24

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"New Castle Robbery Conviction Tossed Out, Bill Moushey (staff), Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, August 11, 2005"

Information Location 1:

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05223/552182.stm

Information Source 2:

"Lawrence County Prosecutor Accused of Trial Misconduct, Bill Moushey (staff), Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 24, 2005"

Information Location 2:

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05144/509333.stm

Information Source 3:

"Family celebrates dropped charges, New Castle News, By NC News Staff, December 4, 2006."

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http://www.ncnewsonline.com/local/local_story_339074509

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