Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Drug Related (Possession or sale) |
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Year Crime: |
1963 |
Year Convicted: |
1964 |
Year Cleared: |
1965 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Florida |
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Broward |
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Judicially Exonerated |
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"Rosalie Jean Spataro was wrongly convicted of unlawful possession of narcotics in Broward County, Florida. On November 2, 1965 the Florida Court of Appeals, Second District, reversed Ras' conviction based on the prosecution's failure to identify the confidential informant who provided the information that led to Spataro's prosecution." |
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"On November 2, 1965 the Florida Court of Appeals, Second District, reversed Ras' conviction based on the prosecution's failure to identify the confidential informant who provided the information that led to Spataro's prosecution." |
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Female |
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"Spataro v. State, 179 So. 2d 873 (Fla. Dist. Court of Appeals, 2nd Dist. 1965) (Reversing conviction)" |
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