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Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Murder and Robbery |
Sentence: |
Life Imprisonment |
Years Imprisoned: |
7 |
Year Crime: |
1995 |
Year Convicted: |
1998 |
Year Cleared: |
2003 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
California |
County or Region of Crime: |
Los Angeles |
City of Crime: |
Lancaster |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary of Case: |
Tommy Simmons III |
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Compensation Awarded: |
Denied by State of Calif. and federal lawsuit against City of Los Angeles dismissed. |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
35 |
Age When Released: |
42 |
Sex: |
Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
Black |
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"Tommy Simmons III, The National Registry of Exonerations" |
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http://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=4355 |
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