James Reed

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Charge:	Assault (Including Battery)
Sentence:	Death
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Year Crime:	1607
Year Convicted:	1607
Year Cleared:	1607
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Virginia
County or Region of Crime:	James City
City of Crime:	Jamestown
Result:	Pardoned
Summary of Case:	"James Reed was a blacksmith in the Jamestown colony in 1607 when he got into a fight with the colony's council President John Ratcliffe. Reed was convicted of assault and sentenced to death. Reed was pardoned after he persuaded the council while awaiting execution that Captain George Kendall, a member of the council, was involved in a conspiracy. Reed is believed to be the first person convicted and sentenced to death in the British colonies. Kendall over protestations of his innocence, was convicted and in the fall of 1608 he was executed. Kendall is believed to be the first person executed after being convicted of a crime in the British colonies."
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Innocence Proved By:	Reed was pardoned after he persuaded the council while awaiting execution that Captain George Kendall was involved in a conspiracy.
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"George Kendall (Jamestown council member), Wikipedia.org"
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James Reed

Charge:

Assault (Including Battery)

Sentence:

Death

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

1607

Year Convicted:

1607

Year Cleared:

1607

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Virginia

County or Region of Crime:

James City

City of Crime:

Jamestown

Result:

Pardoned

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

Reed was pardoned after he persuaded the council while awaiting execution that Captain George Kendall was involved in a conspiracy.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

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Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

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"George Kendall (Jamestown council member), Wikipedia.org"

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Kendall_%28Jamestown_council_member%29

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