George Parker

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Charge:	Aggravated Manslaughter
Sentence:	20 years
Years Imprisoned:	6
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Year Convicted:	1980
Year Cleared:	1986
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	New Jersey
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	George Parker was wrongly convicted of aggravated manslaughter in 1980 based on his false confession. Parker was sentenced to 20 years in prison. He was released in 1986 when it was proven his girlfriend at the time actually committed the crime. His ex-girlfriend was convicted of the murder. Parker was wrongly imprisoned for six years.
Conviction Caused By:	False confession.
Innocence Proved By:	Released in 1986 when it was proven his girlfriend at the time actually committed the crime.
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Was Perpetrator Identified?	Yes
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"“Miscarriages of Justice in Potentially Capital Cases,” Hugo Adam Bedau & Michael L. Radelet, Stanford Law Review, November, 1987, Vol. 40, p. 150+."
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George Parker

Charge:

Aggravated Manslaughter

Sentence:

20 years

Years Imprisoned:

6

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1980

Year Cleared:

1986

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

New Jersey

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

False confession.

Innocence Proved By:

Released in 1986 when it was proven his girlfriend at the time actually committed the crime.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Yes

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

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"“Miscarriages of Justice in Potentially Capital Cases,” Hugo Adam Bedau & Michael L. Radelet, Stanford Law Review, November, 1987, Vol. 40, p. 150+."

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