James A. Long

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Charge:	Robbery (includes armed robbery)
Sentence:	1 year to life imprisonment
Years Imprisoned:	0.25
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Year Convicted:	1934
Year Cleared:	1934
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Illinois
County or Region of Crime:	Cook
City of Crime:	Chicago
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"James A. Long was wrongly convicted of robbing 2 Walgreen pharmacies in Chicago as the accomplice of another man. Arrested March 25, 1934, the day after the robberies. James Long was convicted in May 1934 and sentenced to 1 year to Life. James Long's convictions were vacated in June 1934 when all 7 eyewitnesses recanted and identified another man as the accomplice of Long's co-defendant, who was actually guilty. The Illinois legislature voted Long $12,000 in compensation, but the governor vetoed the bill. All Long got was the trial judge's admission that he had been wrongly convicted."
Conviction Caused By:	Eyewitness error - 7 eyewitnesses erroneously identified Long as the actual robbers accomplice.
Innocence Proved By:	Actual culprit discovered and 7 eyewitnesses recanted
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Compensation Awarded:	Denied by State of Illinois.
Was Perpetrator Identified?	Yes
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Sex:	Male
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Information Source 1:	"''Not Guilty," Judge Jerome Frank and Barbara Frank, Doubleday, NY, 1957, pp. 57-61"
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James A. Long

Charge:

Robbery (includes armed robbery)

Sentence:

1 year to life imprisonment

Years Imprisoned:

0.25

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1934

Year Cleared:

1934

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Illinois

County or Region of Crime:

Cook

City of Crime:

Chicago

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Eyewitness error - 7 eyewitnesses erroneously identified Long as the actual robbers accomplice.

Innocence Proved By:

Actual culprit discovered and 7 eyewitnesses recanted

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Denied by State of Illinois.

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Yes

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Male

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"''Not Guilty," Judge Jerome Frank and Barbara Frank, Doubleday, NY, 1957, pp. 57-61"

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