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Joseph LaFratta

 

Charge:

Forgery

Sentence:

2 years

Years Imprisoned:

0.1

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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