Eugene Tucker

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Charge:	Forgery
Sentence:	4 to 14 years
Years Imprisoned:	2
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Year Convicted:	1956
Year Cleared:	1958
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Michigan
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	Eugene Tucker was wrongly convicted of negotiating and cashing a forged check. New trial granted after the actual culprit was identified. Charges dismised June 1958. No compensation paid for 2 years of wrongful imprisonment.
Conviction Caused By:	Eyewitness error
Innocence Proved By:	Actual culprit discovered. Charges dismissed .
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Compensation Awarded:	No
Was Perpetrator Identified?	Yes
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Sex:	Male
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Information Source 1:	"The Innocents, Edward Radin,William Morrow & Co., 1964, p. 243"
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Eugene Tucker

Charge:

Forgery

Sentence:

4 to 14 years

Years Imprisoned:

2

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1956

Year Cleared:

1958

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Michigan

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Eugene Tucker was wrongly convicted of negotiating and cashing a forged check. New trial granted after the actual culprit was identified. Charges dismised June 1958. No compensation paid for 2 years of wrongful imprisonment.

Conviction Caused By:

Eyewitness error

Innocence Proved By:

Actual culprit discovered. Charges dismissed .

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

No

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Yes

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

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"The Innocents, Edward Radin,William Morrow & Co., 1964, p. 243"

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