Carl Lawson

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Charge:	Murder
Sentence:	Death
Years Imprisoned:	6
Year Crime:	1989
Year Convicted:	1990
Year Cleared:	1996
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Illinois
County or Region of Crime:	St. Clair
City of Crime:	East St. Louis
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Carl Lawson was a former death row inmate pardoned on August 1, 2002 by Illinois Governor George Ryan on the basis of his actual innocence. The pardon enables Lawson to pursue compensation for his wrongful murder conviction. Lawson was awarded wrongful imprisonment compensation of $120,300 by the State of Illinois."
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Innocence Proved By:	"Pardoned by Illinois Governor George Ryan on August 1, 2002."
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Compensation Awarded:	"$120,300 (State of Illinois, 2003)"
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	Death Penalty Information Center
Information Location 1:	http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/Innocentlist.html
Information Source 2:	Patrick Crusade website & database
Information Location 2:	http://www.patrickcrusade.org/wrongful.htm
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Carl Lawson

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

Death

Years Imprisoned:

6

Year Crime:

1989

Year Convicted:

1990

Year Cleared:

1996

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Illinois

County or Region of Crime:

St. Clair

City of Crime:

East St. Louis

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"Pardoned by Illinois Governor George Ryan on August 1, 2002."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

"$120,300 (State of Illinois, 2003)"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

Death Penalty Information Center

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http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/Innocentlist.html

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Patrick Crusade website & database

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http://www.patrickcrusade.org/wrongful.htm

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