Zedrick Damien Turnbough

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Charge:	Possessing or carrying dangerous weapon
Sentence:	4 years
Years Imprisoned:	1.75
Year Crime:	2014
Year Convicted:	2015
Year Cleared:	2016
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	California
County or Region of Crime:	Orange
City of Crime:	Anaheim
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Zedrick Damien Turnbough was wrongly convicted on February 10, 2015 of the felony of possessing metal knuckles (Health & Saf. Code, § 21810) in Anaheim, California in 2014. After his conviction Zedrick Turnbough was sentenced to 4 years in prison. Turnbough's appeal challenged the sufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction for possessing metal knuckles. On October 12, 2016 the California Court of Appeal, 4th Appellate Dist reversed Turnbough's conviction based on the prosecution's failure to introduce sufficient evidence to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. The Court's ruling stated: "Turnbough contends the object he possessed did not qualify as metal knuckles because it does not fit around the knuckles of the hands. ... metal knuckles must be capable of being "worn," meaning attached to the hand in some fashion, however insecurely, without the person grasping the item. ... Neither officer testified Turnbough's weapon could attach to the hand without holding or grasping it. ... the Legislature did not intend to include weapons "that might merely be grasped while throwing a punch, like rolls of coins, batteries, or bicycle footrests." [] For example, a corkscrew gripped in the hand with its spiral screw protruding through the fingers might increase the impact of an assailant's blow, but it does not meet the definition of metal knuckles because it is not worn. Because Turnbough's device would not stay attached to the hand without holding or grasping it, it did not meet the statutory definition of metal knuckles. DISPOSITION The conviction for possession of metal knuckles (count 5) is reversed." [People v. Turnbough, No. G051624 (Cal. Court of Appeal, 4th Appellate Dist., 3rd Div., 10-12-2016)]"
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Innocence Proved By:	"On October 12, 2016 the California Court of Appeal, 4th Appellate Dist reversed Turnbough's conviction based on the prosecution's failure to introduce sufficient evidence to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt."
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Compensation Awarded:	"$92,260 (Stat of Calif., 2018)"
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Age When Imprisoned:	37
Age When Released:	38
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"People v. Turnbough, No. G051624 (Cal. Court of Appeal, 4th Appellate Dist., 3rd Div., 10-12-2016) (Reversing conviction based on insufficient prosecution trial evidence.)"
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Zedrick Damien Turnbough

Charge:

Possessing or carrying dangerous weapon

Sentence:

4 years

Years Imprisoned:

1.75

Year Crime:

2014

Year Convicted:

2015

Year Cleared:

2016

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

California

County or Region of Crime:

Orange

City of Crime:

Anaheim

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On October 12, 2016 the California Court of Appeal, 4th Appellate Dist reversed Turnbough's conviction based on the prosecution's failure to introduce sufficient evidence to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

"$92,260 (Stat of Calif., 2018)"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

37

Age When Released:

38

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"People v. Turnbough, No. G051624 (Cal. Court of Appeal, 4th Appellate Dist., 3rd Div., 10-12-2016) (Reversing conviction based on insufficient prosecution trial evidence.)"

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