John A Rupp

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Charge:	Embezzelment
Sentence:	6 years
Years Imprisoned:	1.58
Year Crime:	2000
Year Convicted:	2003
Year Cleared:	2005
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Wisconsin
County or Region of Crime:	Juneau
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"John A. Rupp was wrongly convicted in 2000 of embezzlement and theft by false representation for allegedly failing to complete a home construction project for a client after she paid him. Rupp was sentenced to six years in prison. On Feb. 15, 2005 the 4th District Wisconsin Court of Appeals reversed Rupps' convictions. The appeals court ruled that the money Rupp was convicted of stealing became his own once the client paid him. "Because Mr. Rupp was the owner of the money, he could not have used it without his own consent and therefore must be innocent of theft," the petition said. "Mr. Rupp cannot be guilty of embezzling his own money." Rupp was wrongly imprisoned for 19 months. He filed a claim with the Wisconsin Claims Board for $22,797 compensation under a state law providing for $15,000 per year of wrongful imprisonment. A hearing was held on November 6, 2008, and on November 26 the Claims Board rejected Rupps' claim, ruling "the evidence is not clear and convincing" he is innocent, even though the Court of Appeals overturned his conviction on the basis that he was factually innocent."
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Innocence Proved By:	"On Feb. 15, 2005 the 4th District Wisconsin Court of Appeals reversed Rupps' convictions."
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Compensation Awarded:	No
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Age When Imprisoned:	40
Age When Released:	42
Sex:	Male
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Information Source 1:	"Board denies request for $22,797 after conviction overturned, Wisconsin State Journal, November 26, 2008"
Information Location 1:	http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/local/316197
Information Source 2:	"Man seeks $22,797 after wrongful conviction, Wisconsin State Journal, November 7, 2008"
Information Location 2:	http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/local/313288
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John A Rupp

Charge:

Embezzelment

Sentence:

6 years

Years Imprisoned:

1.58

Year Crime:

2000

Year Convicted:

2003

Year Cleared:

2005

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Wisconsin

County or Region of Crime:

Juneau

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On Feb. 15, 2005 the 4th District Wisconsin Court of Appeals reversed Rupps' convictions."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

No

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

40

Age When Released:

42

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Information Source 1:

"Board denies request for $22,797 after conviction overturned, Wisconsin State Journal, November 26, 2008"

Information Location 1:

http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/local/316197

Information Source 2:

"Man seeks $22,797 after wrongful conviction, Wisconsin State Journal, November 7, 2008"

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http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/local/313288

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