Larry Weathers

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Charge:	Burglary (including aggravated)
Sentence:	20 years
Years Imprisoned:	0.67
Year Crime:	2007
Year Convicted:	2008
Year Cleared:	2008
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Indiana
County or Region of Crime:	St. Joseph
City of Crime:	South Bend
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Larry Weathers was wrongly convicted of a 2007 burglary in April 22, 2008 based on fingerprints found in the burglarized home in St. Joseph County, Indiana. Larry Weathers was sentenced to 20 years in prison. On December 29, 2008 the Indiana Court of Appeals overturned Weathers' conviction on the grounds there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction. There was no evidence presented that tied Weathers fingerprints to the person who forced him or herself into the home and committed the burglary."
Conviction Caused By:	Prosecutions reliance on fingerprint evidence that didn't prove he had anything to do with the burglary.
Innocence Proved By:	"Indiana Court of Appeals overturned Weathers conviction on December 29, 2008 on the grounds there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction."
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Sex:	Male
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Information Source 1:	"Appeals court overturns man’s burglary conviction, Chicago Tribune, December 29, 2008"
Information Location 1:	http://archives.chicagotribune.com/2008/dec/29/home/chi-ap-in-appct-convictiono
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Larry Weathers

Charge:

Burglary (including aggravated)

Sentence:

20 years

Years Imprisoned:

0.67

Year Crime:

2007

Year Convicted:

2008

Year Cleared:

2008

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Indiana

County or Region of Crime:

St. Joseph

City of Crime:

South Bend

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Prosecutions reliance on fingerprint evidence that didn't prove he had anything to do with the burglary.

Innocence Proved By:

"Indiana Court of Appeals overturned Weathers conviction on December 29, 2008 on the grounds there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction."

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Male

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"Appeals court overturns man’s burglary conviction, Chicago Tribune, December 29, 2008"

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http://archives.chicagotribune.com/2008/dec/29/home/chi-ap-in-appct-convictiono

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