Sabein Burgess

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Charge:	Murder
Sentence:	Life Imprisonment
Years Imprisoned:	19.75
Year Crime:	1994
Year Convicted:	1995
Year Cleared:	2014
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Maryland
County or Region of Crime:	Baltimore
City of Crime:	Baltimore
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Sabein Burgess was wrongly convicted in 1995 of murder in Baltimore, Maryland. Burgess's petition for a new trial was granted and he was released from prison in 2014. The DA's Office declined to retry Burgess and the charges were dismissed. In 2015 Burgess filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the Baltimore Police Department and two detectives. On November 22, 2017 a federal court jury awarded Burgess $15 million for his almsot 20 years of wrongful imprisonment. Baltimore City Solicitor Andre Davis told the Baltimore Sun the city intended to appeal the jury's decision, saying the money would be “a regrettable and unanticipated hit on the budget.”"
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Age When Imprisoned:	24
Age When Released:	44
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"2 wrongfully convicted men each get $15mn after decades in prison, police misconduct, By Suhaib Salem (Reuters), RT.com, Nov, 23, 2017"
Information Location 1:	https://www.rt.com/usa/410699-wrongfully-mconvicted-lawsuits-settlements/
Information Source 2:	"Baltimore officials to appeal $15M award in wrongful conviction lawsuit, By Luke Broadwater (Reporter), November 22, 2017, The Baltimore Sun"
Information Location 2:	http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-ci-burgess-appeal-20171122-story.html
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Sabein Burgess

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

Life Imprisonment

Years Imprisoned:

19.75

Year Crime:

1994

Year Convicted:

1995

Year Cleared:

2014

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Maryland

County or Region of Crime:

Baltimore

City of Crime:

Baltimore

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

24

Age When Released:

44

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"2 wrongfully convicted men each get $15mn after decades in prison, police misconduct, By Suhaib Salem (Reuters), RT.com, Nov, 23, 2017"

Information Location 1:

https://www.rt.com/usa/410699-wrongfully-mconvicted-lawsuits-settlements/

Information Source 2:

"Baltimore officials to appeal $15M award in wrongful conviction lawsuit, By Luke Broadwater (Reporter), November 22, 2017, The Baltimore Sun"

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http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-ci-burgess-appeal-20171122-story.html

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