Sam Hadaway
Time Served: 5 years
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State: Wisconsin
Conviction: attempted armed robbery
Sentence: 5 years
Incident Date: 08/27/95
Conviction Date: 03/04/96
Exoneration Date: 08/14/18
Served: 5 years
Case Year: 1996
Year of Exoneration: 2018
Race of Defendant: African American
Race of Victim: Caucasian
Status: Exonerated by DNA
Contributing Causes of Conviction: False Confessions or Admissions, Informants
Type of Crime: Homicide Related, Sex Crimes
Death Penalty Case: no
The Alternative Perpetrator Identified: Yes
Accused Plead Guilty: Yes
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