Noel Mott

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Charge:	Drug Related (Possession or sale)
Sentence:	"4 years, 3 months"
Years Imprisoned:	1.6
Year Crime:	2006
Year Convicted:	2006
Year Cleared:	2008
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Ohio - Federal Case
County or Region of Crime:	Richland
City of Crime:	Mansfield
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"One of seventeen people from Mansfield, Ohio wrongly convicted of selling drugs based on the false testimony of DEA informant Jerrell Bray who worked under the supervision of DEA agent Lee Lucas. Convicted after a guilty plea, of selling 50 grams cocaine to Bray. He was sentenced to 4 years, 3 months in prison. After Bray admitted he made up his accusations against the defendants, the U.S. Attorney's Office filed a motion to vacate all their convictions. The convictions were vacated and they were released on or about February 1, 2008, except for Dwayne Nabors, who was released on bail in October 2007 and Geneva France, whose conviction was overturned in June 2007. Geneva France was wrongly imprisoned for 19 months, Dwayne Nabors was wrongly imprisoned for 16 months, and the others were imprisoned for about 26 months."
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Innocence Proved By:	"After Bray admitted he made up his accusations against the defendants, the U.S. Attorney's Office filed a motion to vacate all their convictions. The convictions were vacated and they were released on or about February 1, 2008, except for Dwayne Nabors, who was released on bail in October 2007 and Geneva France, whose conviction was overturned in June 2007. "
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Age When Imprisoned:	29
Age When Released:	31
Sex:	Male
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Information Source 1:	"Feds to release 15 more people in botched mansfield drug case, By John Caniglia, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, January 22, 2008"
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Information Source 2:	"Struggles await 15 men freed in tainted Mansfield drug case, By John Caniglia, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, February 3, 2008"
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Noel Mott

Charge:

Drug Related (Possession or sale)

Sentence:

"4 years, 3 months"

Years Imprisoned:

1.6

Year Crime:

2006

Year Convicted:

2006

Year Cleared:

2008

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Ohio - Federal Case

County or Region of Crime:

Richland

City of Crime:

Mansfield

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

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Innocence Proved By:

Defendant Aided By:

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Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

29

Age When Released:

31

Sex:

Male

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"Feds to release 15 more people in botched mansfield drug case, By John Caniglia, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, January 22, 2008"

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"Struggles await 15 men freed in tainted Mansfield drug case, By John Caniglia, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, February 3, 2008"

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