Richard Glen Sturgeon

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Charge:	Robbery (includes armed robbery)
Sentence:	50 years
Years Imprisoned:	10.67
Year Crime:	1999
Year Convicted:	1999
Year Cleared:	2009
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Texas
County or Region of Crime:	Harris
City of Crime:	Houston
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Richard Glen Sturgeon was wrongly convicted in 1999 of robbery in Houston, Texas. Richard Sturgeon was sentenced to 50 years in prison. "
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Compensation Awarded:	"$853,333.33 lump sum payment plus $4,386.09 monthly annuity (State of Texas, 6-4-2012)"
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Age When Imprisoned:	32
Age When Released:	42
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"Richard Sturgeon, The National Registry of Exonerations"
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Richard Glen Sturgeon

Charge:

Robbery (includes armed robbery)

Sentence:

50 years

Years Imprisoned:

10.67

Year Crime:

1999

Year Convicted:

1999

Year Cleared:

2009

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Texas

County or Region of Crime:

Harris

City of Crime:

Houston

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

"Richard Glen Sturgeon was wrongly convicted in 1999 of robbery in Houston, Texas. Richard Sturgeon was sentenced to 50 years in prison. "

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

"$853,333.33 lump sum payment plus $4,386.09 monthly annuity (State of Texas, 6-4-2012)"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

32

Age When Released:

42

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"Richard Sturgeon, The National Registry of Exonerations"

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http://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3890

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