Gregory Bright

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Charge:	Second Degree Murder
Sentence:	Life Imprisonment without possibility of parole
Years Imprisoned:	27.5
Year Crime:	1975
Year Convicted:	1975
Year Cleared:	2003
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Louisiana
County or Region of Crime:	Orleans
City of Crime:	New Orleans
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Gregory Bright and Earl Truvia were co-defendants wrongly convicted of second-degree murder in 1975. They were both sentenced to life in prison without parole. Charges were dropped and they were released on June 24, 2003, after 27 years of wrongful imprisonment. Gregory Bright was awarded $290,000 compensation by the State of Louisiana -- $250,000 for his wrongful incarceration and $40,000 for "loss of life opportunities.""
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Innocence Proved By:	"Their charges were dismissed and Gregory Bright and Earl Truvia were released on June 24, 2003."
Defendant Aided By:	Innocence Project of New Orleans
Compensation Awarded:	"$290,000 (State of Louisiana)"
Was Perpetrator Identified?
Age When Imprisoned:	20
Age When Released:	47
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"Gregory Bright, Innocence Project New Orleans, June 24, 2003"
Information Location 1:	http://www.ip-no.org/exonoree-profile/earl-truvia
Information Source 2:	"Free at Last, Free at Last, Thank God Almighty, We're free at Last, Michael Perlstein (staff), New Orleans Times-Picayune, 6-24-2003, Metro Section"
Information Location 2:	http://www.ip-no.org/brightandtruvia2.html
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Gregory Bright

Charge:

Second Degree Murder

Sentence:

Life Imprisonment without possibility of parole

Years Imprisoned:

27.5

Year Crime:

1975

Year Convicted:

1975

Year Cleared:

2003

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Louisiana

County or Region of Crime:

Orleans

City of Crime:

New Orleans

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"Their charges were dismissed and Gregory Bright and Earl Truvia were released on June 24, 2003."

Defendant Aided By:

Innocence Project of New Orleans

Compensation Awarded:

"$290,000 (State of Louisiana)"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

20

Age When Released:

47

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"Gregory Bright, Innocence Project New Orleans, June 24, 2003"

Information Location 1:

http://www.ip-no.org/exonoree-profile/earl-truvia

Information Source 2:

"Free at Last, Free at Last, Thank God Almighty, We're free at Last, Michael Perlstein (staff), New Orleans Times-Picayune, 6-24-2003, Metro Section"

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http://www.ip-no.org/brightandtruvia2.html

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