Anthony Whiting

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Charge:	"Rape, Burglary and Robbery"
Sentence:	5 to 10 years
Years Imprisoned:	7
Year Crime:	1973
Year Convicted:	1973
Year Cleared:	1983
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Pennsylvania
County or Region of Crime:	Philadelphia
City of Crime:	Philadelphia
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Anthony Whiting was wrongly convicted on November 17, 1973 by a jury of rape, burglary, robbery, assault, extortion and terroristic threats. After his conviction Whiting skipped bail and wasn't apprehended until 1976. He was then sentenced to a prison term of 5 to 10 years. On July 8, 1983 the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania overturned Whiting's conviction on the basis that the trial judge had prejudiced his trial by expressing his personal opinion about the credibility of Whiting's testimony and his alibi witnesses supporting his alibi defense. Whiting's conviction had been affirmed by the Superior Court of Pennsylvania in 1980."
Conviction Caused By:	Judge's expressed bias against Whiting and his alibi witnesses.
Innocence Proved By:	"On July 8, 1983 the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania overturned Whiting's conviction."
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Information Source 1:	"Pennsylvania v. Anthony Whiting, 501 Pa. 465, 462 A.2d 218 (7-8-1983)"
Information Location 1:	http://www.leagle.com/xmlResult.aspx?xmldoc=1983966501Pa465_1878.xml&docbase=CSLWAR1-1950-1985
Information Source 2:	"Pennsylvania v. Whiting, 278 Pa.Super. 519, 420 A.2d 662 (6-20-1980)"
Information Location 2:	http://www.leagle.com/xmlResult.aspx?xmldoc=1980797278PaSuper519_1727.xml&docbase=CSLWAR1-1950-1985
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Anthony Whiting

Charge:

"Rape, Burglary and Robbery"

Sentence:

5 to 10 years

Years Imprisoned:

7

Year Crime:

1973

Year Convicted:

1973

Year Cleared:

1983

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Pennsylvania

County or Region of Crime:

Philadelphia

City of Crime:

Philadelphia

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Judge's expressed bias against Whiting and his alibi witnesses.

Innocence Proved By:

"On July 8, 1983 the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania overturned Whiting's conviction."

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Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

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Age When Released:

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Male

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Information Source 1:

"Pennsylvania v. Anthony Whiting, 501 Pa. 465, 462 A.2d 218 (7-8-1983)"

Information Location 1:

http://www.leagle.com/xmlResult.aspx?xmldoc=1983966501Pa465_1878.xml&docbase=CSLWAR1-1950-1985

Information Source 2:

"Pennsylvania v. Whiting, 278 Pa.Super. 519, 420 A.2d 662 (6-20-1980)"

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http://www.leagle.com/xmlResult.aspx?xmldoc=1980797278PaSuper519_1727.xml&docbase=CSLWAR1-1950-1985

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