John Scott

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Charge:	Robbery (includes armed robbery)
Sentence:	25 years
Years Imprisoned:	4
Year Crime:	1996
Year Convicted:	1996
Year Cleared:	2000
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	New York
County or Region of Crime:	Queens
City of Crime:	New York City
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"John Scott was wrongly convicted in 1996 of armed robbery and sentenced to 25 years in prison. John Scott's conviction was overturned in 2000 based on unreliable eyewitness identification, after he had been imprisoned for four years. In 2006 Scott was awarded $100,000 under New York's compensation law."
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Compensation Awarded:	"$100,000 (State of New York, 2006)"
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Sex:	Male
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Information Source 1:	"Wrongful Conviction Compensation in New York State, CUNY Graduate School of Journalism Research Center, by Clark Merrefield, 2008"
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Information Source 2:	"Wrongful Conviction, Unequal Compensation, By Clark Merrefield, 219 Magazine (Times Square, New York), July 15, 2009"
Information Location 2:	http://www.219mag.com/2009/07/15/wrongful-conviction-unfair-compensation/
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John Scott

Charge:

Robbery (includes armed robbery)

Sentence:

25 years

Years Imprisoned:

4

Year Crime:

1996

Year Convicted:

1996

Year Cleared:

2000

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

New York

County or Region of Crime:

Queens

City of Crime:

New York City

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

"$100,000 (State of New York, 2006)"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

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Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Information Source 1:

"Wrongful Conviction Compensation in New York State, CUNY Graduate School of Journalism Research Center, by Clark Merrefield, 2008"

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"Wrongful Conviction, Unequal Compensation, By Clark Merrefield, 219 Magazine (Times Square, New York), July 15, 2009"

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http://www.219mag.com/2009/07/15/wrongful-conviction-unfair-compensation/

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