Robert Spurlock

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Charge:	Murder
Sentence:	Life Imprisonment
Years Imprisoned:	6
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Year Convicted:	1990
Year Cleared:	1996
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Tennessee
County or Region of Crime:	Sumner
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Robert Spurlock was the co-defendant of Ronnie Marshall. Both men wrongly convicted of murder. The real killer confessed in 1995, and the convictions were vacated in 1996 and the men were released."
Conviction Caused By:	Prosecutor concealed exculpatory evidence pointing to other suspects.
Innocence Proved By:	Convictions vacated after real killer confesses.
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Was Perpetrator Identified?	Yes
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Sex:	Male
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Information Source 1:	Actual Innocence - Exonerated Individuals whose cases involved prosecutorial misconduct
Information Location 1:	http://www.publicintegrity.org/pm/default.aspx?sid=sidebarsb&aid=38
Information Source 2:	874 S.W.2d 602
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Robert Spurlock

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

Life Imprisonment

Years Imprisoned:

6

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1990

Year Cleared:

1996

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Tennessee

County or Region of Crime:

Sumner

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

"Robert Spurlock was the co-defendant of Ronnie Marshall. Both men wrongly convicted of murder. The real killer confessed in 1995, and the convictions were vacated in 1996 and the men were released."

Conviction Caused By:

Prosecutor concealed exculpatory evidence pointing to other suspects.

Innocence Proved By:

Convictions vacated after real killer confesses.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Yes

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Information Source 1:

Actual Innocence - Exonerated Individuals whose cases involved prosecutorial misconduct

Information Location 1:

http://www.publicintegrity.org/pm/default.aspx?sid=sidebarsb&aid=38

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874 S.W.2d 602

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