J. Leonard Spodek

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Charge:	Building Code Violations
Sentence:	"2 years & $11,000 fine"
Years Imprisoned:	1.33
Year Crime:
Year Convicted:	1990
Year Cleared:	1992
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	New York
County or Region of Crime:	Kings
City of Crime:	New York City
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"J. Leonard Spodek was wrongly convicted in 1990 of failing to comply with orders from New York City to make repairs to two apartment buildings he owned in Brooklyn. Spodek was sentenced to two years in prison and fined $11,000. During Spodek's sentencing hearing Judge Amy Herz Juviler stated, "I have never seen any defendant before me who sees himself as much above the law as Mr. Spodek does." On December 7, 1992 the Appellate Division of the State Supreme Court reversed Spodek's convictions on the basis they were based on hearsay information provided by an inspector and a lawyer for the city's Department of Housing Preservation and Development."
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Innocence Proved By:	"On December 7, 1992 the Appellate Division of the State Supreme Court reversed Spodek's convictions on the basis they were based on hearsay information provided by an inspector and a lawyer for the city's Department of Housing Preservation and Development."
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Age When Imprisoned:	44
Age When Released:	45
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"Landlord's Criminal Conviction Is Overturned by Appeals Court, By Arnold H. Lubasch (Staff writer), The New York Times, December 9, 1992, p. B3"
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J. Leonard Spodek

Charge:

Building Code Violations

Sentence:

"2 years & $11,000 fine"

Years Imprisoned:

1.33

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1990

Year Cleared:

1992

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

New York

County or Region of Crime:

Kings

City of Crime:

New York City

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On December 7, 1992 the Appellate Division of the State Supreme Court reversed Spodek's convictions on the basis they were based on hearsay information provided by an inspector and a lawyer for the city's Department of Housing Preservation and Development."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

44

Age When Released:

45

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"Landlord's Criminal Conviction Is Overturned by Appeals Court, By Arnold H. Lubasch (Staff writer), The New York Times, December 9, 1992, p. B3"

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