Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Forgery |
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1892 |
Year Cleared: |
1894 |
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New York |
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Judicially Exonerated |
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"Charles F. Underhill was wrongly convicted of forgery in New York. In 1894 the New York Court of Appeals overturned Underhill's conviction in ruling "The indictment does not state facts sufficient to constitute the crime of forgery in the second degree."" |
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"In 1894 the New York Court of Appeals overturned Underhill's conviction in ruling "The indictment does not state facts sufficient to constitute the crime of forgery in the second degree."" |
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"People v. Underhill, 58 St. Rep. 443, 142 N.Y. Rep. 38 (1894, January Term)" |
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