Glen Nickerson Jr.

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Charge:	Murder and Attempted Murder
Sentence:	Life Imprisonment
Years Imprisoned:	19
Year Crime:	1984
Year Convicted:	1987
Year Cleared:	2003
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	California
County or Region of Crime:	Santa Clara
City of Crime:	San Jose
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Glen Nickerson Jr., aka Buddy Nickerson, was wrongly convicted in April 1987 of a 1984 armed robbery, double homicide and attempted murder in San Jose, California. His conviction was based on an eyewitness identification. Glen Nickerson was sentenced to life in prison. California state court's affirmed Nickerson's conviction on dirct appeal and denied his post-conviction petition. Nickerson filed a federal habeas corpus petition that was granted by U.S. District Court Judge Marilyn Hall Patel on March 17, 2003. Nickerson was freed on bail after almost 18 years in custody. The Santa Clara County District Attorney declined to retry Nickerson, and the DA's motion to dismiss the charges was granted on May 19, 2003. Glen Nickerson filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against Santa Clara County, which was settled in 2005 for $875,000."
Conviction Caused By:	"Mistaken eyewitness ID, police misconduct and defense attorney error."
Innocence Proved By:	Federal habeas corpus petition granted by U.S. District Court Judge Marilyn Hall Patel.
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Compensation Awarded:	"$875,000 (Santa Clara County, 2005)"
Was Perpetrator Identified?
Age When Imprisoned:	30
Age When Released:	48
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"Not Guilty After All, San Francisco Magazine, November 2004"
Information Location 1:	http://sanfran.com/archives/view_story/200/
Information Source 2:	"Wrongfully convicted San Jose man to receive $1 million settlement from Santa Clara County, By Tracey Kaplan (staff writer), San Jose Mercury News, August 15, 2009"
Information Location 2:	http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_13118342?source=most_viewed
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Glen Nickerson Jr.

Charge:

Murder and Attempted Murder

Sentence:

Life Imprisonment

Years Imprisoned:

19

Year Crime:

1984

Year Convicted:

1987

Year Cleared:

2003

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

California

County or Region of Crime:

Santa Clara

City of Crime:

San Jose

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

"Mistaken eyewitness ID, police misconduct and defense attorney error."

Innocence Proved By:

Federal habeas corpus petition granted by U.S. District Court Judge Marilyn Hall Patel.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

"$875,000 (Santa Clara County, 2005)"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

30

Age When Released:

48

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"Not Guilty After All, San Francisco Magazine, November 2004"

Information Location 1:

http://sanfran.com/archives/view_story/200/

Information Source 2:

"Wrongfully convicted San Jose man to receive $1 million settlement from Santa Clara County, By Tracey Kaplan (staff writer), San Jose Mercury News, August 15, 2009"

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http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_13118342?source=most_viewed

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