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Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Manslaughter |
Sentence: |
10 to 30 years |
Years Imprisoned: |
5 |
Year Crime: |
1993 |
Year Convicted: |
1993 |
Year Cleared: |
1998 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
New York |
County or Region of Crime: |
Queens |
City of Crime: |
New York |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary of Case: |
"Lambert Charles, then a 17-year-old small-time drug dealer, confessed to a Queens murder he did not commit after being threatened and offered $5,000 by a ruthless drug gang linked to 76 murders and led by a smooth-talking killer nicknamed "Preacher." (Newsday, 12-8-02) Convicted in 1993, Charles served 5 years in prison before being released on July 22, 1998." |
Conviction Caused By: |
False confession after being threatened by police interrogators. |
Innocence Proved By: |
"Lambert Charles was released on July 23, 1998 after his conviction was overturned after 5 years in prison." |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
17 |
Age When Released: |
22 |
Sex: |
Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
Black |
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"For Them, No Justice: Bad Convictions put 13 men in prison. Persistance - and luck - got them out, Sean Gardiner (staff), Newsday, Dec 9, 2002." |
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"http://www.newsday.com/news/local/newyork/columnists/ny-nymain083037821dec08,0,3428693.story?coll=ny-nycnews-featured" |
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Innocents Database Created and Maintained by Hans Sherrer innocents@forejustice.org