Van Bering Robinson

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Charge:	First Degree Murder
Sentence:	Life Imprisonment
Years Imprisoned:	2
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Year Convicted:	1981
Year Cleared:	1983
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	New Mexico
County or Region of Crime:
City of Crime:	Albuquerque
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Van Bering Robinson was wrongly convicted in 1981 of first-degree murder in the killing an Albuquerque police officer. Three Albuquerque police officers falsified information to frame Robinson for the murder. Robinson filed a federal civil rights lawsuit, and in October 1985 a jury awarded Robinson $75,000 in damages against the three officers. It was the first monetary award in a civil rights case against the Albuquerque police department. Van Bering Robinson's criminal and civil cases were handled by Albuquerque attorney Jim Toulouse."
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Innocence Proved By:
Defendant Aided By:	His criminal and civil cases were handled by Albuquerque attorney Jim Toulouse.
Compensation Awarded:	"$75,000 (City of Albuquerque, Oct. 1985)"
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	""Jim Toulouse, attorney""
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Van Bering Robinson

Charge:

First Degree Murder

Sentence:

Life Imprisonment

Years Imprisoned:

2

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1981

Year Cleared:

1983

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

New Mexico

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Albuquerque

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

Defendant Aided By:

His criminal and civil cases were handled by Albuquerque attorney Jim Toulouse.

Compensation Awarded:

"$75,000 (City of Albuquerque, Oct. 1985)"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

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""Jim Toulouse, attorney""

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http://www.alibi.com/alibi/12-23-98/feat1.htm

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