Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Driving without a license |
Sentence: |
"Jail, fined $600 & 12 months probation" |
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Year Crime: |
2012 |
Year Convicted: |
2015 |
Year Cleared: |
2016 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Georgia |
County or Region of Crime: |
DeKalb |
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Result: |
Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
"Kevin Andre Williams was wrongly convicted in DeKalb County, Georgia of driving without a license. After his bench trial Kevin Williams was sentenced to jail, fined more than $600, and ordered to serve 12 months probation. On March 28, 2016 the Georgia Court of Appeals reversed Williams' conviction based on the prosecution's failure to introduce sufficient evidence to prove every essential element beyond a reasonable doubt." |
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Innocence Proved By: |
"On March 28, 2016 the Georgia Court of Appeals reversed Kevin Williams' conviction based on the prosecution's failure to introduce sufficient evidence to prove every essential element beyond a reasonable doubt." |
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Sex: |
Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
Black |
Information Source 1: |
"Kevin Andre Williams v. The State of Georgia, No. A15A1973 (GA Ct. of Appeals, 3-28-2016) (Reversed conviction based on insufficient evidence of guilt of every essential element.)" |
Information Location 1: |
https://efast.gaappeals.us/download?filingId=df1d87c5-892c-4e5e-a4e2-646297bc9bc4 |
Information Source 2: |
"Court of Appeals: 'Justice Denied' in DeKalb County Traffic Court, By Katheryn Hayes Tucker, Daily Report, April 1, 2016" |
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http://www.dailyreportonline.com/id=1202753909775/Court-of-Appeals-Justice-Denied-in-DeKalb-County-Traffic-Court?kw=Court%20of%20Appeals:%20%27Justice%20Denied%27%20in%20DeKalb%20County%20Traffic%20Court&cn=20160405&pt=Daily%20News&src=EMC-Email&et=editorial&bu=New%20York%20Law%20Journal&slreturn=20160307132625 |
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