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Robert Williams (DC defendant)

 

Charge:

Indecent Exposure

Sentence:

Exonerated After Conviction But Prior to Sentencing

Years Imprisoned:

0.5

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1950

Year Cleared:

1950

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

District of Columbia

County or Region of Crime:

District of Columbia

City of Crime:

District of Columbia

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Wrongly convicted of indecent exposure by a judge only in April 1950. Conviction set aside and charges dismissed in October 1950 after the actual culprit confessed. No compensation awarded.

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

Actual culprit confessed. Conviction set aside and indictment dismissed.

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Compensation Awarded:

No

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Yes

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Sex:

Male

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"The Innocents, Edward Radin,William Morrow & Co., 1964, p. 253."

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