Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Mail Fraud |
Sentence: |
10 years |
Years Imprisoned: |
3 |
Year Crime: |
1924 |
Year Convicted: |
1924 |
Year Cleared: |
1930 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Indiana |
County or Region of Crime: |
Marion |
City of Crime: |
Indianapolis |
Result: |
Pardoned |
Summary of Case: |
Warren Terry McCray was wrongly convicted of mail fraud in 1924 while he was the Governor of Indiana. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison and served 3 years before being paroled in 1927. In 1930 President Herbert Hoover pardoned McCray. |
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Innocence Proved By: |
In 1930 President Herbert Hoover pardoned McCray. |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
59 |
Age When Released: |
62 |
Sex: |
Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
White |
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"Warren Terry McCray, Wikipedia.org (last visited 2-10-14)" |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_T._McCray |
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