Georgia Thompson

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Charge:	"Fraud (passing bad checks, documents, casino, bankrupcy, etc.)"
Sentence:	18 months
Years Imprisoned:	0.43
Year Crime:	2005
Year Convicted:	2006
Year Cleared:	2007
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Wisconsin - Federal Case
County or Region of Crime:	Dane
City of Crime:	Madison
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Georgia Thompson was wrongly convicted in June 2006 of fraud under 18 U.S.C. section 666 in federal court in Madison, Wisconsin. U.S. District Court Judge Rudolph Randa denied Thompson's pretrial motion to dismiss her indictment based on her alleged actions did not constitute a crime under Section 666. After her conviction by a jury following a six-day trial, in September 2006 Judge Randa sentenced Thompson to 18 months in prison, and denied her release pending the outcome of her appeal. She began serving her sentence in November 2006. At the conclusion of the oral arguments on April 5, 2007 the three judge panel of the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals orally ruled that Thompson did not violate Section 666 and her conviction was being reversed, so that she could immediately be released after five months in custody. On April 20, 2007 the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals issued its written ruling reversed Thompson's conviction and ordering her acquittal on the basis her conduct did not constitute a crime under 18 USC 666."
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Innocence Proved By:	"On April 20, 2007 the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals issued its written ruling reversed Thompson's conviction and ordering her acquittal on the basis her conduct did not constitute a crime under 18 USC 666."
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Age When Imprisoned:	57
Age When Released:	57
Sex:	Female
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"United States v. Thompson, no. 06-3676 (7th cir. 04-20-2007)"
Information Location 1:	http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-7th-circuit/1098636.html
Information Source 2:	"Conviction may cost Thompson $300,000, By By Steven Walters and Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, April 6, 2007"
Information Location 2:	http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=587861
Information Source 3:	"Experts say ruling hits prosecutor's credibility, By Jason Stein, Wisconsin State Journal, April 7, 2007"
Information Location 3:	http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/local/index.php?ntid=128460&ntpid=2
Information Source 4:	"Federal Appeals Court Tosses Fraud Conviction And Orders Georgia Thompson’s Release, By Hans Sherrer, Justice Denied, Spring 2007, Issue 36, p. 12-13"
Information Location 4:	http://www.justicedenied.org/issue/issue_36/thompson_jd36.pdf
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Georgia Thompson

Charge:

"Fraud (passing bad checks, documents, casino, bankrupcy, etc.)"

Sentence:

18 months

Years Imprisoned:

0.43

Year Crime:

2005

Year Convicted:

2006

Year Cleared:

2007

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Wisconsin - Federal Case

County or Region of Crime:

Dane

City of Crime:

Madison

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On April 20, 2007 the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals issued its written ruling reversed Thompson's conviction and ordering her acquittal on the basis her conduct did not constitute a crime under 18 USC 666."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

57

Age When Released:

57

Sex:

Female

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"United States v. Thompson, no. 06-3676 (7th cir. 04-20-2007)"

Information Location 1:

http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-7th-circuit/1098636.html

Information Source 2:

"Conviction may cost Thompson $300,000, By By Steven Walters and Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, April 6, 2007"

Information Location 2:

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=587861

Information Source 3:

"Experts say ruling hits prosecutor's credibility, By Jason Stein, Wisconsin State Journal, April 7, 2007"

Information Location 3:

http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/local/index.php?ntid=128460&ntpid=2

Information Source 4:

"Federal Appeals Court Tosses Fraud Conviction And Orders Georgia Thompson’s Release, By Hans Sherrer, Justice Denied, Spring 2007, Issue 36, p. 12-13"

Information Location 4:

http://www.justicedenied.org/issue/issue_36/thompson_jd36.pdf

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