Kenneth Massey

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Charge:	Robbery (includes armed robbery)
Sentence:	15 years
Years Imprisoned:	1.83
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Year Convicted:	1953
Year Cleared:	1954
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Texas
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Result:	Pardoned
Summary of Case:	Kenneth Massey was wrongly convicted of armed robbery in January 1953 by a jury. Massey was pardoned by Texas Gov. Allan Shivers in Nov. 1954 after the actual culprit confessed. No compensation was awarded for 22 months of wrongful imprisonment.
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Innocence Proved By:	"Actual culprit confessed, and pardoned by TX's Governor Shivers."
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Compensation Awarded:	No
Was Perpetrator Identified?	Yes
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Sex:	Male
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Kenneth Massey

Charge:

Robbery (includes armed robbery)

Sentence:

15 years

Years Imprisoned:

1.83

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1953

Year Cleared:

1954

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Texas

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Result:

Pardoned

Summary of Case:

Kenneth Massey was wrongly convicted of armed robbery in January 1953 by a jury. Massey was pardoned by Texas Gov. Allan Shivers in Nov. 1954 after the actual culprit confessed. No compensation was awarded for 22 months of wrongful imprisonment.

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"Actual culprit confessed, and pardoned by TX's Governor Shivers."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

No

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Yes

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

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"The Innocents, Edward Radin,William Morrow & Co., 1964, p. 246."

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