Davey James Reedy

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Charge:	Murder and Arson
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Years Imprisoned:	20
Year Crime:	1987
Year Convicted:	1988
Year Cleared:	2015
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Virginia
County or Region of Crime:	Roanoke
City of Crime:	Roanoke
Result:	Pardoned
Summary of Case:	Davey James Reedy was wrongly convicted of murder and arson in Virginia. Reedy was sentenced to life in prison.
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Innocence Proved By:	"On December 22, 2015 Reedy was granted an absolute pardon by Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe. Gov. McAuliffe stated, "“it is now clear that Davey Reedy’s convictions on two counts of first-degree murder and one count of arson are not supported by the forensic evidence relied upon.”"
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"Gov. Terry McAuliffe pardons Roanoke's Davey Reedy, By Laurence Hammack, The Roanoke Times, December 22, 2015"
Information Location 1:	http://www.roanoke.com/news/crime/roanoke/gov-terry-mcauliffe-pardons-roanoke-s-davey-reedy/article_39e4c36b-d990-557a-9201-74dbbd8f2b3e.html
Information Source 2:	"Reedy v. Commonwealth, 388 S.E.2d 650 (Virginia Ct. of Appeals 1990) (Affirming convictions)"
Information Location 2:	http://www.leagle.com/decision/19901038388SE2d650_11030.xml/REEDY%20v.%20COM.
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Davey James Reedy

Charge:

Murder and Arson

Sentence:

Years Imprisoned:

20

Year Crime:

1987

Year Convicted:

1988

Year Cleared:

2015

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Virginia

County or Region of Crime:

Roanoke

City of Crime:

Roanoke

Result:

Pardoned

Summary of Case:

Davey James Reedy was wrongly convicted of murder and arson in Virginia. Reedy was sentenced to life in prison.

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On December 22, 2015 Reedy was granted an absolute pardon by Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe. Gov. McAuliffe stated, "“it is now clear that Davey Reedy’s convictions on two counts of first-degree murder and one count of arson are not supported by the forensic evidence relied upon.”"

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Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

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Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"Gov. Terry McAuliffe pardons Roanoke's Davey Reedy, By Laurence Hammack, The Roanoke Times, December 22, 2015"

Information Location 1:

http://www.roanoke.com/news/crime/roanoke/gov-terry-mcauliffe-pardons-roanoke-s-davey-reedy/article_39e4c36b-d990-557a-9201-74dbbd8f2b3e.html

Information Source 2:

"Reedy v. Commonwealth, 388 S.E.2d 650 (Virginia Ct. of Appeals 1990) (Affirming convictions)"

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http://www.leagle.com/decision/19901038388SE2d650_11030.xml/REEDY%20v.%20COM.

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