Eugene West

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Charge:	Second Degree Murder
Sentence:	25 years
Years Imprisoned:	1.83
Year Crime:	1893
Year Convicted:	1894
Year Cleared:	1895
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	California
County or Region of Crime:	San Francisco
City of Crime:	San Francisco
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Dr. Eugene West was wrongly convicted of murdering a patient, Addie Gilmour, on September 9, 1893 in San Francisco. He was convicted of second-degree murder on February 16, 1894 and sentenced to 25 years in prison. The California Supreme Court overturned his conviction and ordered a retrial. After his retrial in December 1895 he was acquitted by the jury after one hour of deliberation."
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
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Eugene West

Charge:

Second Degree Murder

Sentence:

25 years

Years Imprisoned:

1.83

Year Crime:

1893

Year Convicted:

1894

Year Cleared:

1895

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

California

County or Region of Crime:

San Francisco

City of Crime:

San Francisco

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

Acquitted after a retrial in December 1895.

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Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

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Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

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