Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Second Degree Murder |
Sentence: |
Exonerated After Conviction But Prior to Sentencing |
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Year Crime: |
1998 |
Year Convicted: |
2000 |
Year Cleared: |
2003 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Arizona |
County or Region of Crime: |
Pima |
City of Crime: |
Tucson |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated Released |
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"Carolyn June Peak was wrongly convicted in 2000 of second-degree murder in the 1998 death of her husband. Her motion for a new trial was granted prior to her sentencing, and in November 2002 the Arizona Court of Appeals affirmed the order. On September 12, 2003 the charges were dismissed." |
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"Carolyn June Peak, The National Registry of Exonerations" |
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http://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3528 |
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