James Andrews (1985 conviction)

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Charge:	Murder
Sentence:	Life Imprisonment
Years Imprisoned:	24
Year Crime:	1983
Year Convicted:	1985
Year Cleared:	2008
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Illinois
County or Region of Crime:	Cook
City of Crime:	Chicago
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"James Andrews was wrongly convicted on March 8, 1985 in Chicago for the April 22, 1983 murder of 20-year-old Floyd Jenkins. Andrews conviction was largely based on his confession that he recanted as coerced by torture by his Chicago PD interrogators. James Andrews filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the City of Chicago that he settled in March 2013 for $1.8 million in compensation. Andrews was also wrongly convicted convicted on April 10,1987 in Chicago for the March 30, 1983 murder of 19-year-old Kevin Lewis. Andrews codefendant in that case was David Fauntleroy. The convictions of both were largely based on their confessions extracted by police torture."
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Age When Imprisoned:	21
Age When Released:	45
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"Chicago's bills for police misconduct cases climbs, By Associated Press, Breitbart.com, March 15, 2013"
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James Andrews (1985 conviction)

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

Life Imprisonment

Years Imprisoned:

24

Year Crime:

1983

Year Convicted:

1985

Year Cleared:

2008

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Illinois

County or Region of Crime:

Cook

City of Crime:

Chicago

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

21

Age When Released:

45

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

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"Chicago's bills for police misconduct cases climbs, By Associated Press, Breitbart.com, March 15, 2013"

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http://www.breitbart.com/news/da5176oo3/

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