George Martin

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Charge:	Disturbing the Peace (Incl. Breaching Public Order)
Sentence:	10 days
Years Imprisoned:	0.03
Year Crime:	1886
Year Convicted:	1886
Year Cleared:	1886
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Canada
County or Region of Crime:	Ontario
City of Crime:	Lakefiled
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"George Martin was convicted in 1886 of disturbing the peace and sentenced to 10 days in jail. George Martin was a Salvation Army "soldier" who beat a drum in violation of a Lakefield, Ontario, Canada, municipal law against beating a drum or rattling a tambourine on a public street on a Sunday. On October 22, 1886, Ontario's Court of Appeals quashed Martin's conviction."
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Innocence Proved By:	"On October 22, 1886, Ontario's Court of Appeals quashed Martin's conviction."
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"A Conviction Quashed, New York Times, Oct 23, 1886, pg. 1"
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George Martin

Charge:

Disturbing the Peace (Incl. Breaching Public Order)

Sentence:

10 days

Years Imprisoned:

0.03

Year Crime:

1886

Year Convicted:

1886

Year Cleared:

1886

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Canada

County or Region of Crime:

Ontario

City of Crime:

Lakefiled

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On October 22, 1886, Ontario's Court of Appeals quashed Martin's conviction."

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Was Perpetrator Identified?

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Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

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"A Conviction Quashed, New York Times, Oct 23, 1886, pg. 1"

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