Andrew Surritt Jr.

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Charge:	Burglary and Unlawful Entry
Sentence:	1 year 6 months
Years Imprisoned:	0.67
Year Crime:	1992
Year Convicted:	1992
Year Cleared:	1993
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Ohio
County or Region of Crime:	Fayette
City of Crime:
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Andrew Surritt Jr. was wrongly convicted on August 29, 1992 of breaking and entering and theft in Fayette County, Ohio. Surritt's prosecution was based on him breaking a lock to enter a house he had been building, and removing some building supplies he had paid for. The house's owner testified he didn't tell Surritt he had changed the lock and didn't want him on the property. After his conviction by a jury Surritt was sentenced to one year and six months in prison. On May 10, 1993 Surritt's convictions were reversed by the Ohio Court of Appeals on the basis the prosecution failed to introduce evidence proving every essential element of either of his convicted crimes. The Court ruled that Surritt was entitled to enter the property so he couldn't be guilty of breaking and entering, and he owned the items he took so he couldn't be guilty of theft. The appeals court ordered dismissal of the charges. Surritt had been released on May 3. Surritt filed a claim for compensation under Ohio's wrongful imprisonment statute. On June 19, 1995 the Ohio Court of Claims awarded Ward a total of $32,500."
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Innocence Proved By:	"On May 10, 1993 Surritt's convictions were reversed by the Ohio Court of Appeals on the basis the prosecution failed to introduce evidence proving every essential element of either of his convicted crimes. The Court ruled that Surritt was entitled to enter the property so he couldn't be guilty of breaking and entering, and he owned the items he took so he couldn't be guilty of theft. The appeals court ordered dismissal of the charges. "
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Compensation Awarded:	"$32,500 (State of Ohio, 6-19-1995)"
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Age When Imprisoned:	29
Age When Released:	30
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"Andrew Surritt Jr. v. State of Ohio, No. 1994-05893 WI (Ohio Court of Claims, 6/19/1995 (Granting judgment of $32,500)"
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Andrew Surritt Jr.

Charge:

Burglary and Unlawful Entry

Sentence:

1 year 6 months

Years Imprisoned:

0.67

Year Crime:

1992

Year Convicted:

1992

Year Cleared:

1993

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Ohio

County or Region of Crime:

Fayette

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

"$32,500 (State of Ohio, 6-19-1995)"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

29

Age When Released:

30

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

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"Andrew Surritt Jr. v. State of Ohio, No. 1994-05893 WI (Ohio Court of Claims, 6/19/1995 (Granting judgment of $32,500)"

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