Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Murder and Robbery |
Sentence: |
Life Imprisonment |
Years Imprisoned: |
15.16 |
Year Crime: |
1989 |
Year Convicted: |
1991 |
Year Cleared: |
2005 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
New Jersey |
County or Region of Crime: |
Camden |
City of Crime: |
Camden |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
Anthony Ways |
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Compensation Awarded: |
"$280,000 (Camden County, 2008)" |
Was Perpetrator Identified? |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
19 |
Age When Released: |
34 |
Sex: |
Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
Black |
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"Murder charge dropped after 14 years In exchange for Anthony Ways' guilty plea to lesser crimes, prosecutors dropped other counts in a 1989 slaying, By Troy Graham (Staff writer), Philadelphia Inquirer, October 20, 2005" |
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http://articles.philly.com/2005-10-20/news/25442403_1_guilty-plea-conviction-charges |
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