Job Sweet

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Charge:	Rape
Sentence:	6 years
Years Imprisoned:	2.17
Year Crime:	1881
Year Convicted:	1882
Year Cleared:	1884
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Massachusetts
County or Region of Crime:	Berkshire
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Result:	Pardoned
Summary of Case:	"Job Sweet was wrongly convicted on January 21, 1882 of committing rape in Berkshire County, Massachusetts in 1881. Sweet's prosecution was based on the identification testimony of his alleged victim. After his conviction by a superior court jury Sweet was sentenced to six years in prison. While Sweet was imprisoned his accuser recanted her testimony, The Berkshire County District Attorney supported Sweet's pardon. On March 5, 1884 Job Sweet was granted a full pardon by Massachusetts Governor George D. Robinson based on the new evidence he had been falsely accused of rape."
Conviction Caused By:	Perjury by Sweet's accuser who falsely accused him of rape.
Innocence Proved By:	"On March 5, 1884 Job Sweet was granted a full pardon by Massachusetts Governor George D. Robinson based on the new evidence he had been falsely accused of rape."
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"Acts and Resolves Passed by the General Court of Massachusetts in the year 1885, Published by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, Wright & Potter Printing Co., Boston, 1885, p. 959"
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Job Sweet

Charge:

Rape

Sentence:

6 years

Years Imprisoned:

2.17

Year Crime:

1881

Year Convicted:

1882

Year Cleared:

1884

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Massachusetts

County or Region of Crime:

Berkshire

City of Crime:

Result:

Pardoned

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Perjury by Sweet's accuser who falsely accused him of rape.

Innocence Proved By:

"On March 5, 1884 Job Sweet was granted a full pardon by Massachusetts Governor George D. Robinson based on the new evidence he had been falsely accused of rape."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

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Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

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"Acts and Resolves Passed by the General Court of Massachusetts in the year 1885, Published by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, Wright & Potter Printing Co., Boston, 1885, p. 959"

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