James Roberson

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Charge:	Desertion
Sentence:	4 years
Years Imprisoned:	1
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Year Convicted:	1948
Year Cleared:	1949
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	U.S. Military - Federal Case
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"James Roberson was wrongly convicted in April 1948 as a Naval serviceman of drunkenness, disobeying an officer, desertion, breaking arrest, and conduct prejudicial to the service. Freed in November 1949 on a writ of habeas corpus by an Illinois U.S. District Court judge. Awarded $5,000 by the U.S. Court of Claims for 10 months of wrongful imprisonment."
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Innocence Proved By:	Released by writ of habeas corpus.
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Compensation Awarded:	"$5,000 (U.S. Government)"
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Sex:	Male
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Information Source 1:	"The Innocents, Edward Radin,William Morrow & Co., 1964, p. 253."
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James Roberson

Charge:

Desertion

Sentence:

4 years

Years Imprisoned:

1

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1948

Year Cleared:

1949

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

U.S. Military - Federal Case

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

Released by writ of habeas corpus.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

"$5,000 (U.S. Government)"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

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"The Innocents, Edward Radin,William Morrow & Co., 1964, p. 253."

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