Unknown Kohn

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Charge:	Burglary (including aggravated)
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Year Cleared:	1929
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	New York
County or Region of Crime:	New York
City of Crime:	New York City
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Kohn and Wriede were codefendants wrongly convicted of burglary in east Manhattan, New York based on circumstantial evidence. In 1929 the New York Court of Appeals reversed their convictions on the basis the prosecution's evidence was insufficient to prove their guilt and ordered dismissal of their indictment. Facts of Kohn and Wriede's case are detailed in People v. Cleague, 22 NY 2d 363, 292 NYS 2d 861 (NY Court of Appeals 1968)."
Conviction Caused By:	Circumstantial evidence that didn't prove Kohn and Wriede were guilty of every essential element beyond a reasonable doubt.
Innocence Proved By:	In 1929 the New York Court of Appeals reversed their convictions on the basis the prosecution's evidence was insufficient to prove their guilt and ordered dismissal of their indictment.
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Sex:	Male
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Information Source 1:	"People v. Kohn, 251 NY 375, 167 NE 505 (NY Ct of Appeals, 1929)"
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Information Source 2:	"People v. Cleague, 22 NY 2d 363, 292 NYS 2d 861 (NY Court of Appeals 1968)"
Information Location 2:	"http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=5492192948330043444&q=22+N.Y.2d+363&hl=en&as_sdt=6,48"
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Unknown Kohn

Charge:

Burglary (including aggravated)

Sentence:

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

Year Cleared:

1929

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

New York

County or Region of Crime:

New York

City of Crime:

New York City

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Circumstantial evidence that didn't prove Kohn and Wriede were guilty of every essential element beyond a reasonable doubt.

Innocence Proved By:

In 1929 the New York Court of Appeals reversed their convictions on the basis the prosecution's evidence was insufficient to prove their guilt and ordered dismissal of their indictment.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

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Male

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Information Source 1:

"People v. Kohn, 251 NY 375, 167 NE 505 (NY Ct of Appeals, 1929)"

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Information Source 2:

"People v. Cleague, 22 NY 2d 363, 292 NYS 2d 861 (NY Court of Appeals 1968)"

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"http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=5492192948330043444&q=22+N.Y.2d+363&hl=en&as_sdt=6,48"

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