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John W.

 

Charge:

Disorderly Conduct

Sentence:

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

1979

Year Convicted:

1979

Year Cleared:

1980

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Maine

County or Region of Crime:

York

City of Crime:

Saco

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

"John W. was a juvenile when he was wrongly convicted of disorderly conduct related to a traffic stop on April 1, 1979 by a police officer in Saco, Maine. On August 25, 1980 Maine's Supreme Judicial Court vacated John's conviction and ordered dismissal of the charges in ruling there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction."

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On August 25, 1980 Maine's Supreme Judicial Court vacated John W.'s conviction and ordered dismissal of the disorderly conduct charge in ruling there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction."

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Male

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Information Source 1:

"State v. John W., 418 A. 2d 1097 (Maine Supreme Judicial Court, 1980)"

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