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Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Murder |
Sentence: |
25 years |
Years Imprisoned: |
4 |
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Year Convicted: |
2000 |
Year Cleared: |
2004 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Nevada |
County or Region of Crime: |
Clark |
City of Crime: |
Las Vegas |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
"Co-defendant of Sandy Murphy. Wrongly convicted in 2000 of murdering Sandy Murphy's boyfriend, Casino owner Ted Binion in 1998. Conviction overturned by the Nevada Supreme Court in July 2003, and acquitted of murder on November 23, 2004 after a retrial. Convicted of attempting to steal several million dollars in silver that belonged to Binion." |
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Innocence Proved By: |
"Conviction overturned by the Nevada Supreme Court in July 2003, and acquitted of murder on November 23, 2004 after a retrial." |
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Sex: |
Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
White |
Information Source 1: |
"Murder convictions in binion case overturned, Glen Puit and JM Kalil, Las Vegas Review Journal - July 15, 2003" |
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http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2003/Jul-15-Tue-2003/news/21731396.html |
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"Binion Trial Verdict - Reversal of fortunes, Glen Puit, Las Vegas Review-Journal, November 24, 2004" |
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http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2004/Nov-24-Wed-2004/news/25339516.html |
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