Santos Rodriguez

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Charge:	Second Degree Murder
Sentence:	Life Imprisonment
Years Imprisoned:	3
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Year Convicted:	1954
Year Cleared:	1957
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Massachusetts
County or Region of Crime:	Hampden
City of Crime:	Springfield
Result:	Pardoned
Summary of Case:	"Santo Rodriguez was convicted in 1954 of murdering Mrs. Mildred Hosmer based on his false confession. After his conviction by a jury Rodriguez was sentenced to life in prison. His appeal was dismissed for late filing. The actual culprit was found, confessed, and was convicted. Rodriguez spent 39 months in prison though innocent. Rodriguez was pardoned by Massachusetts' governor in April 1957. On April 11, 1958 Rodriguez was awarded $12,500 in compensation by the Massachusetts state legislature."
Conviction Caused By:	False confession
Innocence Proved By:	Actual culprit discovered
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Compensation Awarded:	"$12,500 (State of Massachusetts, April 11, 1958)"
Was Perpetrator Identified?	Yes
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Hispanic
Information Source 1:	"“Miscarriages of Justice in Potentially Capital Cases,” Hugo Adam Bedau & Michael L. Radelet, Stanford Law Review, November, 1987, Vol. 40, p. 156."
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Information Source 2:	"The Innocents, Edward Radin,William Morrow & Co., 1964, p. 241"
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Information Source 3:	"Wrongful Murder Convictions in Massachusetts, Amnesty International, June 20, 2004"
Information Location 3:	http://www.amnesty133.org/ai/actionteams/dp/mistake.htm
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Santos Rodriguez

Charge:

Second Degree Murder

Sentence:

Life Imprisonment

Years Imprisoned:

3

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1954

Year Cleared:

1957

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Massachusetts

County or Region of Crime:

Hampden

City of Crime:

Springfield

Result:

Pardoned

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

False confession

Innocence Proved By:

Actual culprit discovered

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

"$12,500 (State of Massachusetts, April 11, 1958)"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Yes

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Hispanic

Information Source 1:

"“Miscarriages of Justice in Potentially Capital Cases,” Hugo Adam Bedau & Michael L. Radelet, Stanford Law Review, November, 1987, Vol. 40, p. 156."

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Information Source 2:

"The Innocents, Edward Radin,William Morrow & Co., 1964, p. 241"

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Information Source 3:

"Wrongful Murder Convictions in Massachusetts, Amnesty International, June 20, 2004"

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http://www.amnesty133.org/ai/actionteams/dp/mistake.htm

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