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Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Murder |
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Years Imprisoned: |
2 |
Year Crime: |
2002 |
Year Convicted: |
2003 |
Year Cleared: |
2004 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Michigan |
County or Region of Crime: |
Wayne |
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Result: |
Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary of Case: |
Vidale McDowell was wrongly convicted of murder. |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
18 |
Age When Released: |
20 |
Sex: |
Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
Black |
Information Source 1: |
"Life Term Undone - Detroit Man Freed After Two Years, Ann Mullen (Staff), Metro Times, Detroit, MI, June 23-2004" |
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http://www.metrotimes.com/editorial/story.asp?id=6449 |
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