Earl Truvia

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Charge:	Second Degree Murder
Sentence:	Life Imprisonment without possibility of parole
Years Imprisoned:	27.5
Year Crime:	1975
Year Convicted:	1975
Year Cleared:	2003
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Louisiana
County or Region of Crime:	Orleans
City of Crime:	New Orleans
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Earl Truvia and Gregory Bright were co-defendants wrongly convicted of second-degree murder in 1975. They were both sentenced to life in prison without parole. Charges were dropped and they were released on June 24, 2003, after 27-1-2 years of wrongful imprisonment. Earl Truvia was awarded $290,000 compensation by the State of Louisiana -- $250,000 for his wrongful incarceration and $40,000 for "loss of life opportunities.""
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Innocence Proved By:	"The charges were dismissed and they were released on June 23, 2003,"
Defendant Aided By:	Innocence Project of New Orleans
Compensation Awarded:	"$290,000 (State of Louisiana)"
Was Perpetrator Identified?
Age When Imprisoned:	17
Age When Released:	44
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"Earl Truvia, Innocence Project New Orleans, June 24, 2003"
Information Location 1:	http://www.ip-no.org/exonoree-profile/earl-truvia
Information Source 2:	"Free at Last, Free at Last, Thank God Almighty, We're free at Last, Michael Perlstein (staff), New Orleans Times-Picayune, 6-24-2003, Metro Section"
Information Location 2:	http://www.ip-no.org/brightandtruvia2.html
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Earl Truvia

Charge:

Second Degree Murder

Sentence:

Life Imprisonment without possibility of parole

Years Imprisoned:

27.5

Year Crime:

1975

Year Convicted:

1975

Year Cleared:

2003

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Louisiana

County or Region of Crime:

Orleans

City of Crime:

New Orleans

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"The charges were dismissed and they were released on June 23, 2003,"

Defendant Aided By:

Innocence Project of New Orleans

Compensation Awarded:

"$290,000 (State of Louisiana)"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

17

Age When Released:

44

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"Earl Truvia, Innocence Project New Orleans, June 24, 2003"

Information Location 1:

http://www.ip-no.org/exonoree-profile/earl-truvia

Information Source 2:

"Free at Last, Free at Last, Thank God Almighty, We're free at Last, Michael Perlstein (staff), New Orleans Times-Picayune, 6-24-2003, Metro Section"

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http://www.ip-no.org/brightandtruvia2.html

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