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Kevin Andre Williams

 

Charge:

Driving without a license

Sentence:

"Jail, fined $600 & 12 months probation"

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

2012

Year Convicted:

2015

Year Cleared:

2016

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Georgia

County or Region of Crime:

DeKalb

City of Crime:

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."

Conviction Caused By:

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"

Information Location 2:

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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