United States v. Keegan

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• noting that district court may rely primarily on trial record but that other relevant facts may be submitted by affidavit and oral testimony
• noting that Congress enacted this statute to provide only “certain innocent persons” the ability “to present a claim for financial indemnity” upon “showing their innocence”
• noting that Congress enacted this statute to provide only \certain innocent persons\ the ability \to present a claim for financial indemnity\ upon \showing their innocence\
• holding after a thorough analysis of the relevant legislative history that Hadley v. United States, 66 F. Supp. 140 (Ct. Cl. 1946), erred in placing a conjunctive “and” between the two elements
• reprinting House Report and concluding that “Congress never intended that every imprisoned person whose conviction had been set aside, should be indemnified by the Government”
• reprinting House Report and concluding that “Congress never intended that every imprisoned person whose conviction had been set aside, should be indemnified by the Government”

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