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Jason Glenn Lehre

 

Charge:

Robbery (unarmed)

Sentence:

11 to 20 years

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

2011

Year Convicted:

2012

Year Cleared:

2013

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Michigan

County or Region of Crime:

Macomb

City of Crime:

Warren

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

"Jason Glenn Lehre was wrongly convicted in 2012 of the unarmed robbery of a gold necklace from a man outside a Warren, Michigan bowling alley. Lehre had two prior felony convictions, and he was sentenced to 11 to 20 years in prison. On December 19, 2013 the Michigan Court of Appeals ruled the trial judge erred by not granting Jason Glenn Lehre motion for a directed verdict of acquittal based on the prosecution's failure to introduce sufficient evidence of his guilt of all elements of his charged crimes beyond a reasonable doubt. A new trial was granted to Lehre's codefendant, Michael Garrison."

Conviction Caused By:

Judge failed to grant Lehre's motion for a directed verdict.

Innocence Proved By:

"On December 19, 2013 the Michigan Court of Appeals ruled the trial judge erred by not granting Jason Glenn Lehre motion for a directed verdict of acquittal based on the prosecution's failure to introduce sufficient evidence of his guilt of all elements of his charged crimes beyond a reasonable doubt."

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Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

28

Age When Released:

30

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"State of Michigan v. Jason Glenn Lehre, No. 310260 (MI Ct of Appeals, 12-19-13) (unpublished)"

Information Location 1:

http://publicdocs.courts.mi.gov:81/opinions/final/coa/20131219_c310260_66_310260.opn.pdf

Information Source 2:

"Macomb County unarmed robbery convictions reversed on appeal, By Jameson Cook (staff), The Macomb Daily, December 23, 2013"

Information Location 2:

http://www.macombdaily.com/general-news/20131223/macomb-county-unarmed-robbery-convictions-reversed-on-appeal

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