Gorman Roberts Jr

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Charge:	Manslaughter
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Years Imprisoned:	3
Year Crime:	2002
Year Convicted:	2002
Year Cleared:	2005
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Florida
County or Region of Crime:	Broward
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Gorman Roberts Jr. was 17 when wrongly convicted in 2002 of manslaughter in the drowning death of a 5-year-old boy in Broward County, Florida in February 2002. Roberts' conviction was based on his statement to police, although he didn't admit to pushing the boy into the canal, but only being present and horsing around with the boy and two 10-year-old boys. The two boys testified as witnesses for the state. Roberts' conviction was overturned in 2004 by Florida's Court of Appeals that ruled the Miranda warning given to him by police was defective and therefore his statement wasn't admissible."
Conviction Caused By:	Inadmissible statement and suspect testimony by 2 ten-year-old
Innocence Proved By:	Roberts' conviction was overturned in 2004 by Florida's Court of Appeals that ruled the Miranda warning given to him by police was defective and therefore his statement wasn't admissible.
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Age When Imprisoned:	17
Age When Released:	20
Sex:	Male
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Information Source 1:	"Roberts v. State, 874 So. 2d 1225 (Fla: Dist. Ct of Appeals, 4th Dist. 2004)"
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Gorman Roberts Jr

Charge:

Manslaughter

Sentence:

Years Imprisoned:

3

Year Crime:

2002

Year Convicted:

2002

Year Cleared:

2005

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Florida

County or Region of Crime:

Broward

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Inadmissible statement and suspect testimony by 2 ten-year-old

Innocence Proved By:

Roberts' conviction was overturned in 2004 by Florida's Court of Appeals that ruled the Miranda warning given to him by police was defective and therefore his statement wasn't admissible.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

17

Age When Released:

20

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

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"Roberts v. State, 874 So. 2d 1225 (Fla: Dist. Ct of Appeals, 4th Dist. 2004)"

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"http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=16313741522695794368&q=%22Gorman+ROBERTS%22+florida+2004&hl=en&as_sdt=2,48"

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