William smith

Biography of william jay smith poet.

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

Death

Years Imprisoned:

6

Year Crime:

1979

Year Convicted:

1986

Year Cleared:

1992

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Pennsylvania

County or Region of Crime:

Dauphin

City of Crime:

King of Prussia

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

"Jay Charles Smith was wrongly convicted in 1986 for the 1979 murder of Susan Reinert who was a teacher at the school Smith was the principal of. Another teacher who was Reinert's boyfriend and tied to the murder by physical evidence, fingered Smith as Reinert's murderer. Smith was sentenced to death while the other teacher, Bradford, was sentenced to three terms of life in prison for conspiracy to commit murder in the death of Reinert and her son and daughter. After six years on death row evidenc Biography of william shakespeare.