Pennsylvania
Dauphin County
Smith and Bradfield were convicted of the 1979 murder of a schoolteacher and her two children. Smith’s conviction was overturned in 1992.
Delaware County
Nicholas Yarris was sentenced to death for a 1981 rape and murder. DNA tests exonerated him in 2004.
Philadelphia County
Fred Thomas was convicted of the 1993 murder of a Federal Express truck driver. The conviction was overturned in 2002.
Read more about this topic: Overturned Convictions In The United States
Famous quotes containing the word pennsylvania:
“The discovery of Pennsylvania’s coal and iron was the deathblow to Allaire. The works were moved to Pennsylvania so hurriedly that for years pianos and the larger pieces of furniture stood in the deserted houses.”
—For the State of New Jersey, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)
“The Republican Party does not perceive how many his failure will make to vote more correctly than they would have them. They have counted the votes of Pennsylvania & Co., but they have not correctly counted Captain Brown’s vote. He has taken the wind out of their sails,—the little wind they had,—and they may as well lie to and repair.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)