Derrick Bell

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Charge:	Robbery and Assault
Sentence:	12-1-2 to 25 years
Years Imprisoned:	11.4
Year Crime:	1996
Year Convicted:	1997
Year Cleared:	2007
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	New York
County or Region of Crime:	Kings
City of Crime:	New York City
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	Derrick Bell was wrongly convicted in 1996 of robbery and assault based solely on the testimony of the victim. Bell was sentenced to 12-1/2 to 25 years in prison. In August 2007 the federal Second Circuit Court of Appeal overturned Bell's conviction on the basis of ineffective assistance of counsel. Bell's lawyer had failed to present expert testimony that the victim was so traumatized from his injuries and blood loss that he could not reasonably have been expected to have clearly seen his assailant.
Conviction Caused By:	Erroneous eyewitness identification by the victim.
Innocence Proved By:	In August 2007 the federal Second Circuit Court of Appeal overturned Bell's conviction on the basis of ineffective assistance of counsel.
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Age When Imprisoned:	22
Age When Released:	33
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"Bell v Miller, No 05-5235-pr (2nd Cir. Ct of Appeals 8-31-2007)"
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Derrick Bell

Charge:

Robbery and Assault

Sentence:

12-1-2 to 25 years

Years Imprisoned:

11.4

Year Crime:

1996

Year Convicted:

1997

Year Cleared:

2007

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

New York

County or Region of Crime:

Kings

City of Crime:

New York City

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Erroneous eyewitness identification by the victim.

Innocence Proved By:

In August 2007 the federal Second Circuit Court of Appeal overturned Bell's conviction on the basis of ineffective assistance of counsel.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

22

Age When Released:

33

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

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"Bell v Miller, No 05-5235-pr (2nd Cir. Ct of Appeals 8-31-2007)"

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