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Ronald J. Logan

 

Charge:

Robbery (includes armed robbery)

Sentence:

Life Imprisonment

Years Imprisoned:

13

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1946

Year Cleared:

1959

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Michigan

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Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Wrongly convicted of armed robbery in May 1946 by a jury. Conviction set aside and charges dismissed in October 1959 when the actual culprit admitted R. Logan was the victim of a frame-up. No compensation paid for 13 years of wrongful imprisonment.

Conviction Caused By:

False Informant

Innocence Proved By:

Actual culprit admitted Ronald Logan was innocent victim of a frame-up. Conviction set aside and indictment dismissed.

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Compensation Awarded:

No

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Yes

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Male

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"The Innocents, Edward Radin,William Morrow & Co., 1964, p. 250."

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