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Winfred J. Peterson

 

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

Life Imprisonment

Years Imprisoned:

1

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1982

Year Cleared:

1983

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

South Carolina

County or Region of Crime:

Greenwood

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Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Winfred J. Peterson was codefendant of Tyrone James. Both men were wrongly convicted in July 1982 of murder and sentenced to life in prison.

Conviction Caused By:

Allegedly incriminating statements.

Innocence Proved By:

Actual culprit discovered.

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Was Perpetrator Identified?

Yes

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Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"“Miscarriages of Justice in Potentially Capital Cases,” Hugo Adam Bedau & Michael L. Radelet, Stanford Law Review, November, 1987, Vol. 40, p. 129."

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