George White Jr

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Charge:	Robbery (includes armed robbery)
Sentence:	15 years
Years Imprisoned:	7.5
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Year Convicted:	1951
Year Cleared:	1959
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Texas
County or Region of Crime:	Hunt
City of Crime:	Greenville
Result:	Pardoned
Summary of Case:	"George White Jr. was wrongly convicted of armed robbery in November 1951 in Hunt County, Texas. White represented himself becasue no defense attorney was appointed. White's prosecution was based on an eyewitness identification by the victim. His defense was he was misidentified because he was in another state at the time of the robbey, but he lacked the money to hire an investigatator to prove it. After his conviction by a jury White was sentenced to 15 years in prison. White's prosecution was based on an eyewitness identification by the victim. White was pardoned by Texas Governor Price Daniel in May 1959 after the actual robber confessed. No compensation was awarded for White's 7-1/2 years of wrongful imprisonment."
Conviction Caused By:	Mistaken eyewitness identification by the robbery victim.
Innocence Proved By:	"Actual culprit confessed, and George White was pardoned by Texas Governor Price Daniel."
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Compensation Awarded:	No
Was Perpetrator Identified?	Yes
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Sex:	Male
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George White Jr

Charge:

Robbery (includes armed robbery)

Sentence:

15 years

Years Imprisoned:

7.5

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1951

Year Cleared:

1959

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Texas

County or Region of Crime:

Hunt

City of Crime:

Greenville

Result:

Pardoned

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Mistaken eyewitness identification by the robbery victim.

Innocence Proved By:

"Actual culprit confessed, and George White was pardoned by Texas Governor Price Daniel."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

No

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Yes

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Male

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"The Innocents, Edward Radin,William Morrow & Co., 1964, p. 248."

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