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Richard Paris

 

Charge:

Homicide (criminally negligent)

Sentence:

1 to 3 years

Years Imprisoned:

1.33

Year Crime:

1984

Year Convicted:

1986

Year Cleared:

1988

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

New York

County or Region of Crime:

Kings

City of Crime:

New York City

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Richard Paris

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Innocence Proved By:

The Supreme Court Appellate Division reversed Paris's conviction and ordered dismissal of the charge on the basis the prosecution introduced insufficient evidence to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

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Male

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Information Source 1:

"People v. Paris, 138 A.D.2d 534, 525 N.Y.S.2d 913 (2d Dep't 1988) (reversing the conviction of criminally negligent homicide, vacating the sentence thereon, and dismissing that count of the indictment.)"

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Information Source 2:

"Innocent: Inside Wrongful Conviction Cases, By Scott Christianson, New York University Press, 2004, p. 181"

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