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Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Forgery |
Sentence: |
2 years |
Years Imprisoned: |
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Year Crime: |
2009 |
Year Convicted: |
2009 |
Year Cleared: |
2010 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Massachusetts |
County or Region of Crime: |
Essex |
City of Crime: |
Salem |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
"Joseph LaFratta was wrongly convicted on April 14, 2009 of forgery, larcency, and uttering a forged instrument (forging checks) in Salem, Massachusetts. LaFratta waived his right to a jury trial, and after his conviction following a bench trial he was sentenced to a suspended two year prison sentence contingent on two years of good behavior. " |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
34 |
Age When Released: |
34 |
Sex: |
Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
White |
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"Joseph LaFratta, National Registry of Exonerations" |
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Innocents Database Created and Maintained by Hans Sherrer innocents@forejustice.org