James Scott Pendergraft

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Charge:	Conspiracy to violate one or more laws.
Sentence:	3 years
Years Imprisoned:	0.58
Year Crime:	2000
Year Convicted:	2001
Year Cleared:	2002
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Florida - Federal Case
County or Region of Crime:	Marion
City of Crime:	Ocala
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Dr. James Scott Pendergraft and his co-defendant Michael Spielvogel were wrongly convicted in 2001 in federal court of attempted-extortion, mail fraud and conspiracy related to a lawsuit they filed against Marion County, Florida. The lawsuit was related to opposition in Marion County to an abortion clinic the two men were planning to open in Ocala, the county seat of Marion County, that was opposed by many local people. Both men were sentenced to three years in prison. On July 16, 2002 the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of appeals vacated Pendergraft and Spielvogel's convictions on the basis their lawsuit against Marion County was insufficient evidence to prove they were conspired to attempt to extort money. Both men served seven months in prison before they were released."
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Innocence Proved By:	"On July 16, 2002 the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of appeals vacated Pendergraft and Spielvogel's convictions on the basis their lawsuit against Marion County was insufficient evidence to prove they were conspired to attempt to extort money."
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"US v. Pendergraft, 297 F. 3d 1198 (11th Cir. 2002)"
Information Location 1:	"http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=17850825242392635095&q=James+Scott+Pendergraft&hl=en&as_sdt=2,48"
Information Source 2:	"Conviction of Florida doctor is Overturned, Associated Press story, July 17, 2002"
Information Location 2:	http://www.refuseandresist.org/ab/072402pendergraft.html
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James Scott Pendergraft

Charge:

Conspiracy to violate one or more laws.

Sentence:

3 years

Years Imprisoned:

0.58

Year Crime:

2000

Year Convicted:

2001

Year Cleared:

2002

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Florida - Federal Case

County or Region of Crime:

Marion

City of Crime:

Ocala

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On July 16, 2002 the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of appeals vacated Pendergraft and Spielvogel's convictions on the basis their lawsuit against Marion County was insufficient evidence to prove they were conspired to attempt to extort money."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"US v. Pendergraft, 297 F. 3d 1198 (11th Cir. 2002)"

Information Location 1:

"http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=17850825242392635095&q=James+Scott+Pendergraft&hl=en&as_sdt=2,48"

Information Source 2:

"Conviction of Florida doctor is Overturned, Associated Press story, July 17, 2002"

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http://www.refuseandresist.org/ab/072402pendergraft.html

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