John Fife Symington

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Charge:	Bank Fraud
Sentence:	2-1/2 years
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Year Convicted:	1997
Year Cleared:	1999
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Arizona - Federal Case
County or Region of Crime:	Maricopa
City of Crime:	Phoenix
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"John Fife Symington was wrongly convicted of bank fraud in 1999 when he was governor of Arizona. John Symington was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison. Symington was forced to resign as governor, but he was allowed to remain free on bond pending the outcome of his appeal. On June 22, 1999 the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned his conviction because the trial judge had improperly dismissed a juror who was creating a hung jury by voting to acquit Symington. In January 2001 President William Clinton pardoned Symington."
Conviction Caused By:	Trial judge improperly dismissed a juror who was voting to acquit Symington.
Innocence Proved By:	"On June 22, 1999 the federal 9th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned Symington's conviction because the trial judge had improperly dismissed a juror who was creating a hung jury by voting to acquit Symington."
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"United States v. Symington, 195 F.3d 1080 (9th Cir. 06-22-1999) "
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John Fife Symington

Charge:

Bank Fraud

Sentence:

2-1/2 years

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1997

Year Cleared:

1999

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Arizona - Federal Case

County or Region of Crime:

Maricopa

City of Crime:

Phoenix

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Trial judge improperly dismissed a juror who was voting to acquit Symington.

Innocence Proved By:

"On June 22, 1999 the federal 9th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned Symington's conviction because the trial judge had improperly dismissed a juror who was creating a hung jury by voting to acquit Symington."

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Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

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Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

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"United States v. Symington, 195 F.3d 1080 (9th Cir. 06-22-1999) "

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Fife Symington - Wikipedia

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fife_Symington

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