Charles Reedy

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Charge:	Murder
Sentence:	30 years
Years Imprisoned:	5
Year Crime:	2001
Year Convicted:	2002
Year Cleared:	2006
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Texas
County or Region of Crime:	Travis
City of Crime:	Austin
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Charles Reedy was wrongly convicted in 2002 of the December 3, 2001 murder of a homeless man in Austin, Texas. Charles Reedy's alibi defense was that he was in Alabaster, Alabama when the murder could have occurred (since the exact day of death couldn't be determined from the victim's autopsy). There was no physical, forensic or eyewitness evidence linking Reedy to the crime, but he made some statements that were interpreted as suggesting he might have been involved. Reedy was sentenced to 30 years in prison after his conviction by a jury. Reedy was acquitted on direct appeal by the Texas Court of Criminal appeal in their decision of December 6, 2006, based on the prosecution's failure to prove each element of the crime. With his retrial barred, Reedy was released. From his arrest in January 2002 Reedy was wrongly jailed for 4 years and 11 months. "
Conviction Caused By:	Alleged suggestive admissions by the defendant.
Innocence Proved By:	"Charles Reedy was acquitted on direct appeal by the Texas Court of Criminal appeal in their decision of December 6, 2006."
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Information Source 1:	"Reedy v. Texas, No. 03-03-00399-cr (TX Ct of Appeals, 3rd district, 12-6-2006)"
Information Location 1:	http://bulk.resource.org/courts.gov/states/Tex.App.03/15468.html
Information Source 2:	"Murder suspect arrested in Alabama, City of Austin (Press Release), January 16, 2002."
Information Location 2:	http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/police/susarrest2_0102.htm
Information Source 3:	"Acquitted murder suspect plans to sue state, Austin American-Statesman, September 30, 2007"
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Charles Reedy

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

30 years

Years Imprisoned:

5

Year Crime:

2001

Year Convicted:

2002

Year Cleared:

2006

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Texas

County or Region of Crime:

Travis

City of Crime:

Austin

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Alleged suggestive admissions by the defendant.

Innocence Proved By:

"Charles Reedy was acquitted on direct appeal by the Texas Court of Criminal appeal in their decision of December 6, 2006."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

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Male

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Information Source 1:

"Reedy v. Texas, No. 03-03-00399-cr (TX Ct of Appeals, 3rd district, 12-6-2006)"

Information Location 1:

http://bulk.resource.org/courts.gov/states/Tex.App.03/15468.html

Information Source 2:

"Murder suspect arrested in Alabama, City of Austin (Press Release), January 16, 2002."

Information Location 2:

http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/police/susarrest2_0102.htm

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"Acquitted murder suspect plans to sue state, Austin American-Statesman, September 30, 2007"

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