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Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Child/Minor Sex Abuse (incl. molestation) |
Sentence: |
Exonerated After Conviction But Prior to Sentencing |
Years Imprisoned: |
0.43 |
Year Crime: |
2005 |
Year Convicted: |
2006 |
Year Cleared: |
2008 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Michigan |
County or Region of Crime: |
Oakland |
City of Crime: |
Oak Park |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary of Case: |
James Norman Perry was wrongly convicted of child sexual abuse in 2006. Perry wasn't sentenced because in February 2007 Perry's trial judge granted his post-trial motion to vacate his conviction. Perry's second trial in March 2008 ended in a mistrial with 11 of 12 jurors voting to acquit. In August 2008 the prosecution filed a motion to dismiss the charges which was granted by the judge. |
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Innocence Proved By: |
In February 2007 James Norman Perry's trial judge granted his post-trial motion to vacate his conviction. Perry's second trial in March 2008 ended in a mistrial with 11 of 12 jurors voting to acquit. In August 2008 the prosecution filed a motion to dismiss the charges which was granted by the judge. |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
32 |
Age When Released: |
33 |
Sex: |
Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
White |
Information Source 1: |
"James Norman Perry, The National Registry of Exonerations" |
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https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3531 |
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