Ronald Ross

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Charge:	Attempted Murder
Sentence:	25 years to life imprisonment
Years Imprisoned:	6.83
Year Crime:	2006
Year Convicted:	2006
Year Cleared:	2013
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	California
County or Region of Crime:	Alameda
City of Crime:	Oakland
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Ronald Ross was wrongly convicted on November 8, 2006 of attempted murder and assault with a firearm in Alameda County, California on April 14, 2006. Ross was sentenced to 25 years to life imprisonment. Ross was exonerated in 2013. On June 8, 2015 the California Legislature passed authorization for Ross to be paid $229,000 under California's wrongful conviction compensation statute, and on June 17 Governor Jerry Brown signed the legislation."
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Compensation Awarded:	"$229,000 (State of Calif., June 8, 2015)"
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Age When Imprisoned:	44
Age When Released:	51
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"State lawmakers approve $968,700 in claims for wrongful convictions, By Phil Willon and Patrick McGreevy (Reporting from Sacramento), The Los Angeles Times, June 8, 2015"
Information Location 1:	http://www.latimes.com/local/political/la-me-ln-state-lawmakers-passed-968700-in-claims-for-wrongful-convictions-20150608-story.html
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Ronald Ross

Charge:

Attempted Murder

Sentence:

25 years to life imprisonment

Years Imprisoned:

6.83

Year Crime:

2006

Year Convicted:

2006

Year Cleared:

2013

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

California

County or Region of Crime:

Alameda

City of Crime:

Oakland

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

"$229,000 (State of Calif., June 8, 2015)"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

44

Age When Released:

51

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"State lawmakers approve $968,700 in claims for wrongful convictions, By Phil Willon and Patrick McGreevy (Reporting from Sacramento), The Los Angeles Times, June 8, 2015"

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http://www.latimes.com/local/political/la-me-ln-state-lawmakers-passed-968700-in-claims-for-wrongful-convictions-20150608-story.html

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