Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Rape and Sodomy |
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Years Imprisoned: |
8 |
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Year Convicted: |
1973 |
Year Cleared: |
1991 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Georgia |
County or Region of Crime: |
Clayton |
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Result: |
Pardoned |
Summary of Case: |
"Terry Lee Wanzer was wrongly convicted of rape and aggravated sodomy. Terry Wanzer was paroled in 1981 after 8 years of imprisonment. Wanzer was granted a full pardon in 1991. Wanzer was awarded $100,000 compensation by the State of Georgia in 1996." |
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"$100,000 (State of Georgia, 1996)" |
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Male |
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Actual Innocence - Exonerated Individuals whose cases involved prosecutorial misconduct |
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http://www.publicintegrity.org/pm/default.aspx?sid=sidebarsb&aid=38 |
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Innocents Database Created and Maintained by Hans Sherrer innocents@forejustice.org