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Wrongly
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Years
Imprisoned:
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10 |
Charge: |
Murder |
Sentence: |
Death |
Year Convicted: |
1985 |
Year
Cleared:
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1995 |
Location
of Trial:
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Alabama |
Result:
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Judicially Exonerated (either after completion of sentence or while released on appeal) |
Summary
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"Wrongly convicted of murder and sentenced to death based on perjured testimony, the prosecutor withholding exculpatory evidence, and ineffective assistance of counsel. On retrial Hamilton was convicted of a lesser offense and sentenced to 20 years." |
Conviction
Caused By:
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"Perjured testimony, The prosecutor withheld exculpatory evidence, and ineffective assistance of counsel." |
Innocence
Proved By:
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Murder conviction overturned by the AL Ct of Criminal Appeals
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"Hamilton v. State, 677 So.2d 1254 (Ala.Crim.App. 12/29/1995)" |
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