Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Arson and Mail and Wire Fraud |
Sentence: |
"8 years and 5 months in prison and $142,923.32 restitution" |
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Year Crime: |
1992 |
Year Convicted: |
1995 |
Year Cleared: |
1997 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Kansas - Federal Case |
County or Region of Crime: |
Leavenworth |
City of Crime: |
Leavenworth |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary of Case: |
"Terry Yoakam was wrongly convicted of arson, and mail and wire fraud related to the September 22, 1992 burning of the building in Leavenworth, Kansas that housed a business he had an ownership interest in. Yoakam was sentenced to 8 years and 5 months in prison and ordered to make restitution of $142,923.32." |
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Male |
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"United States v. Yoakam, 116 F. 3d 1346 (10th Cir. 1997)" |
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