Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
First Degree Murder |
Sentence: |
50 years to LI |
Years Imprisoned: |
5 |
Year Crime: |
2007 |
Year Convicted: |
2009 |
Year Cleared: |
2012 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
California |
County or Region of Crime: |
Los Angeles |
City of Crime: |
Los Angeles |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary of Case: |
"Cherice Thomas was wrongly convicted of in 2009 of a murder committed in 2007 in Los Angeles, California. Thomas was sentenced to 50 years to life in prison. Thomas was acquitted on August 23, 2012 after a retrial " |
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Innocence Proved By: |
"Cherice Thomas was acquitted on August 23, 2012 after a retrial." |
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Was Perpetrator Identified? |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
18 |
Age When Released: |
23 |
Sex: |
Female |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
Black |
Information Source 1: |
"People v. Thomas, No. B217439 (Cal. Ct of Appeal, 2nd Appellate Dist., 1st Div., 10-27-2010)" |
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"http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=8369074228940484179&q=cherice+thomas&hl=en&as_sdt=6,48" |
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"Drive-by shooter, by a blind woman?, YouTube.com" |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olCmQjZhrdA |
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