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Perry Michael Scroggins

 

Charge:

Drug Related (Possession or sale)

Sentence:

10 years

Years Imprisoned:

1.5

Year Crime:

2012

Year Convicted:

2012

Year Cleared:

2014

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Kentucky

County or Region of Crime:

Daviess

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Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Perry Michael Scroggins was wrongly convicted in 2012 of drug charges in Kentucky based on his guilty plea.

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On October 17, 2014 the Kentucky Court of Appeals vacated Perry Michael Scroggins conviction and ordered dismissal of his charges on the ground that his right to a speedy trial had been violated by his return to Indiana on a detainer before he was tried in Kentucky."

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Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

40

Age When Released:

42

Sex:

Male

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Information Source 1:

"Perry Michael Scroggins v. Kentucky, No. 2013-CA-000579-MR (KY Ct. of Appeals, 10-17-2014) (Vacating conviction and ordering dismissal of charges)"

Information Location 1:

http://apps.kycourts.net/Supreme/SC_Opinions.shtm

Information Source 2:

"Court of Appeals overturns meth case conviction, By James Mayse (Staff writer), Messenger-Inquirer (Owensboro, KY), October 26, 2014"

Information Location 2:

http://www.messenger-inquirer.com/news/local/court-of-appeals-overturns-meth-case-conviction/article_4f405c14-f0f0-5fc0-8f6f-b44392a38285.html

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