Steven Smith

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Charge:	Murder
Sentence:	Death
Years Imprisoned:	14
Year Crime:	1985
Year Convicted:	1986
Year Cleared:	1999
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Illinois
County or Region of Crime:	Cook
City of Crime:	Chicago
Result:	Pardoned
Summary of Case:	"Steven Smith was a former death row inmate pardoned on August 1, 2002 by Illinois Governor George Ryan on the basis of his actual innocence. The pardon enables Lawson to pursue compensation for his wrongful murder conviction. Smith was awarded $125,000 compensation by the State of Illinois."
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Innocence Proved By:	"Pardoned by Illinois Governor George Ryan on August 1, 2002."
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Compensation Awarded:	"$125,000 (State of Illinois, 2004)"
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
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Steven Smith

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

Death

Years Imprisoned:

14

Year Crime:

1985

Year Convicted:

1986

Year Cleared:

1999

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Illinois

County or Region of Crime:

Cook

City of Crime:

Chicago

Result:

Pardoned

Summary of Case:

"Steven Smith was a former death row inmate pardoned on August 1, 2002 by Illinois Governor George Ryan on the basis of his actual innocence. The pardon enables Lawson to pursue compensation for his wrongful murder conviction. Smith was awarded $125,000 compensation by the State of Illinois."

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"Pardoned by Illinois Governor George Ryan on August 1, 2002."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

"$125,000 (State of Illinois, 2004)"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

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Death Penalty Information Center

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http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/Innocentlist.html

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