John Smith

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Charge:	Culpable Homicide
Sentence:	Death
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Year Crime:	1608
Year Convicted:	1608
Year Cleared:	1608
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Virginia
County or Region of Crime:	James City
City of Crime:	Jamestown
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"John Smith was wrongly convicted in January 1608 of what passed for a judiical proceeding in Jamestown, Virginia, of being culpable for the death of two men in an Indian attack. Smith was the leader of the party that was attacked. Smith was sentenced to death by hanging. The night before he was to be executed, the ship the "John and Francis" arrived in Jamestown. The ship's captain, Christopher Newport, reviewed the evidence against Smith and determined he had done nothing wrong. Smith was released."
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Innocence Proved By:	"Captain Christopher Newport of the ship "John and Francis" reviewed the evidence against Smith and determined he had done nothing wrong. Smith was released."
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"Love and Hate in Jamestown: John Smith, Pocahontas, and the Start of a New Nation, By David A. Price, Vintage Press, 2005, pages 70-71"
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John Smith

Charge:

Culpable Homicide

Sentence:

Death

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

1608

Year Convicted:

1608

Year Cleared:

1608

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Virginia

County or Region of Crime:

James City

City of Crime:

Jamestown

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"Captain Christopher Newport of the ship "John and Francis" reviewed the evidence against Smith and determined he had done nothing wrong. Smith was released."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

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"Love and Hate in Jamestown: John Smith, Pocahontas, and the Start of a New Nation, By David A. Price, Vintage Press, 2005, pages 70-71"

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