Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Murder |
Sentence: |
Death |
Years Imprisoned: |
7 |
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Year Convicted: |
1980 |
Year Cleared: |
1987 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Georgia |
County or Region of Crime: |
Greene |
City of Crime: |
Union Point |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary of Case: |
Robert Lewis Wallace was wrongly convicted in 1980 of murder in Georgia. After his conviction by a jury Robert Wallace was sentenced to death. Wallace's conviction was overturned in 1987 and he was released. |
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Innocence Proved By: |
Wallace's conviction was overturned in 1987 and he was released. |
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Sex: |
Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
Black |
Information Source 1: |
"Wallace v. State, 248 Ga. 255, 282 S.E.2d 325 (1981)" |
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https://casetext.com/case/wallace-v-state-513 |
Information Source 2: |
Death Penalty Information Center |
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http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/Innocentlist.html |
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