Samuel M. Schnaiderman

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Charge:	Customs Violation
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Year Convicted:	1977
Year Cleared:	1978
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Florida - Federal Case
County or Region of Crime:	Miami-Dade
City of Crime:	Miami
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Samuel M. Schnaiderman was wrongly convicted of failing to file out a Customs reporting form under 31 U.S.C.A. § 1101. On March 6, 1978 the federal 5th Circuit Court of Appeals vacated Schnaiderman's conviction and ordered that a judgement of acquittal be entered on the basis he hadn't committed a crime because he had no knowledge of a legal requirement to file the report and the government hadn't informed him of any such legal requirement, and hence he could have willfully failed to do so."
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Innocence Proved By:	"On March 6, 1978 the federal 5th Circuit Court of Appeals vacated Schnaiderman's conviction and ordered that a judgement of acquittal be entered on the basis he hadn't committed a crime because he had no knowledge of a legal requirement to file the report and the government hadn't informed him of any such legal requirement, and hence he could have willfully failed to do so."
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"U.S. v. Schnaiderman, 568 F.2d 1208 (1978)"
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Samuel M. Schnaiderman

Charge:

Customs Violation

Sentence:

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1977

Year Cleared:

1978

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Florida - Federal Case

County or Region of Crime:

Miami-Dade

City of Crime:

Miami

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

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"U.S. v. Schnaiderman, 568 F.2d 1208 (1978)"

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