John Purvis

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Charge:	Murder
Sentence:	Life Imprisonment
Years Imprisoned:	10
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Year Convicted:	1983
Year Cleared:	1993
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Florida
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	John Purvis was wrongly convicted in 1983 of murdering a neighbor woman and her infant daughter based on his confession after intense interrogation. John Purvis was sentenced to life in prison plus two 20 years terms. Purvis' confession was revealed as false and he was exonerated and released in 1993 when two other men were identified as the actual perpetrators and arrested and charged with the murders.
Conviction Caused By:	False confession
Innocence Proved By:	Actual murderers identified.
Defendant Aided By:	"Steve Wisotsky, a law professor at Nova University in Fort Lauderdale. Professor Wisotsky wrote the law review article, "Miscarriages of Justice: Their Causes and Cures," 9 St. Thomas L. Rev. 547 (1996-1997"
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Was Perpetrator Identified?	Yes
Age When Imprisoned:	42
Age When Released:	52
Sex:	Male
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Information Source 1:	"Man Imprisoned 9 Years in Killing Is Freed as 2 Suspects Are Found, The New York Times, January 17, 1993"
Information Location 1:	http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE4DF1F3EF934A25752C0A965958260
Information Source 2:	"South Florida Sun-Sentinel, March 9, 1995"
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John Purvis

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

Life Imprisonment

Years Imprisoned:

10

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1983

Year Cleared:

1993

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Florida

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

False confession

Innocence Proved By:

Actual murderers identified.

Defendant Aided By:

"Steve Wisotsky, a law professor at Nova University in Fort Lauderdale. Professor Wisotsky wrote the law review article, "Miscarriages of Justice: Their Causes and Cures," 9 St. Thomas L. Rev. 547 (1996-1997"

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Yes

Age When Imprisoned:

42

Age When Released:

52

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Information Source 1:

"Man Imprisoned 9 Years in Killing Is Freed as 2 Suspects Are Found, The New York Times, January 17, 1993"

Information Location 1:

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE4DF1F3EF934A25752C0A965958260

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"South Florida Sun-Sentinel, March 9, 1995"

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