William Oakes (1987 conviction)

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Charge:	Perjury
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Years Imprisoned:	1
Year Crime:	1986
Year Convicted:	1987
Year Cleared:	1992
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	New York
County or Region of Crime:	Jefferson
City of Crime:	Cape Vincent
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	William Oakes was wrongly convicted in May 1987 by a jury of perjury for his grand jury testimony in 1986.
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Age When Imprisoned:	37
Age When Released:	38
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"William Oakes, The National Registry of Exonerations"
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William Oakes (1987 conviction)

Charge:

Perjury

Sentence:

Years Imprisoned:

1

Year Crime:

1986

Year Convicted:

1987

Year Cleared:

1992

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

New York

County or Region of Crime:

Jefferson

City of Crime:

Cape Vincent

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

William Oakes was wrongly convicted in May 1987 by a jury of perjury for his grand jury testimony in 1986.

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

37

Age When Released:

38

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"William Oakes, The National Registry of Exonerations"

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http://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=4302

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