David G. Vercelletto

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Charge:	Vehicular manslaughter second-degree
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Year Cleared:	1987
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	New York
County or Region of Crime:	Ulster
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"David G. Vercelletto was wrongly convicted of vehicular manslaughter in the second degree in Ulster County, New York. Vercelletto's vehicular manslaughter conviction was based on his vehicle striking a car being operated by a pregnant woman, resulting in a stillbirth. On March 25, 1987 on appeal, Vercelletto's conviction was vacated, and the charges ordered dismssed, because a stillborn fetus was not a "person" under the New York State statute."
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Innocence Proved By:	"On March 25, 1987 on appeal, Vercelletto's conviction was vacated, and the charges ordered dismssed, because a stillborn fetus was not a "person" under the New York State statute."
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Information Source 1:	"People v Vercelletto, 135 Misc 2d 40, 514 NYS 2d 177 [County Ct, Ulster County 1987] [dismissing the count of vehicular manslaughter in the second degree against a defendant who struck a car being operated by a pregnant woman, resulting in a stillbirth, holding that the stillborn fetus was not a "person" under the statute]"
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David G. Vercelletto

Charge:

Vehicular manslaughter second-degree

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Years Imprisoned:

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Year Cleared:

1987

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

New York

County or Region of Crime:

Ulster

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Judicially Exonerated

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Innocence Proved By:

"On March 25, 1987 on appeal, Vercelletto's conviction was vacated, and the charges ordered dismssed, because a stillborn fetus was not a "person" under the New York State statute."

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Male

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"https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=8105534223560048621&q=People+v+Vercelletto,+135+Misc+2d+40&hl=en&as_sdt=6,48"

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