Huwe Burton

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Charge:	Second Degree Murder and Weapons charge
Sentence:	15 to Life imprisonment
Years Imprisoned:	20
Year Crime:	1989
Year Convicted:	1991
Year Cleared:	2019
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	New York
County or Region of Crime:	Bronx
City of Crime:	New York City
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Huwe Burton was wrongly convicted in 1991 of second-degree murder and a weapons charge in the stabbing death of his mother, Keziah Burton, in Bronx County, New York in 1989. Burton was 16 at the time of his mother's death, and his prosecution as an adult was based on his confession. After his conviction Huwe Burton was sentenced to 15 to life imprisonment. Burton was released on parole in 2009. After a post-conviction investigation, the Bronx County DA acknowledged Burton's confession was "not trustworthy" due to "flawed interrogation procedures" by NYPD investigators, and in 2019 filed a motion to reverse is conviction and dismiss the charges, which was granted. Burton filed a federal civil rights lawsuit in October 2020 against the NYPD and officers involved in this case. In June 2021 Burton settled the lawsuit for $11 million. After the settlement was announced, a spokesman for the New York City Law Department told reporters that to obtain Burton’s confession the NYPD officers used “normal methods” at the time, but that "many of those investigative procedures are no longer used by the NYPD.""
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Compensation Awarded:	"$11,000,000 (City of New York, June 2021)"
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Age When Imprisoned:	16
Age When Released:	36
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"New York City will pay $11 million to a man who was wrongfully imprisoned for 19 years, By Jonathan Edwards, The Washington Newsday, June 17, 2021"
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Huwe Burton

Charge:

Second Degree Murder and Weapons charge

Sentence:

15 to Life imprisonment

Years Imprisoned:

20

Year Crime:

1989

Year Convicted:

1991

Year Cleared:

2019

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

New York

County or Region of Crime:

Bronx

City of Crime:

New York City

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

"$11,000,000 (City of New York, June 2021)"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

16

Age When Released:

36

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

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"New York City will pay $11 million to a man who was wrongfully imprisoned for 19 years, By Jonathan Edwards, The Washington Newsday, June 17, 2021"

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https://washingtonnewsday.com/us-politics/new-york-city-will-pay-11-million-to-a-man-who-was-wrongfully-imprisoned-for-19-years/

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