Matthew Connor

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Charge:	First Degree Murder
Sentence:	Life Imprisonment
Years Imprisoned:	12
Year Crime:	1978
Year Convicted:	1980
Year Cleared:	1990
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Pennsylvania
County or Region of Crime:	Philadelphia
City of Crime:	Philadelphia
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	Matthew Connor was wrongly convicted in March 1980 of murdering and raping an 11 year old girl in north Philadelphia in August 1978. It was discovered in 1989 that the prosecution had concealed reports from the defense that the testimony used to convict Matthew Connor was false. He was released in March 1990.
Conviction Caused By:	Perjured testimony was given against Matthew Connor with the knowledge of the prosecution.
Innocence Proved By:	Discovery of hidden reports proving that perjured testimony used to convict Matthew Connor with the knowledge of the prosecution.
Defendant Aided By:	Centurion Ministries
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"“In Spite of Innocence: Erroneous Convictions in Capital Cases,” Michael L Radelet, HugoAdam Bedau, and Constance E. Putnam, Northeastern University Press, Boston, 1996 pb ed. with new forward, 296 ( © 1992)."
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Information Source 2:	Centurion Ministries website
Information Location 2:	http://www.centurionministries.org/cases.html
Information Source 3:	""Ex-Inmate Rejoices in His New Freedom," Robin Clark (staff), The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 3, 1990."
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Matthew Connor

Charge:

First Degree Murder

Sentence:

Life Imprisonment

Years Imprisoned:

12

Year Crime:

1978

Year Convicted:

1980

Year Cleared:

1990

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Pennsylvania

County or Region of Crime:

Philadelphia

City of Crime:

Philadelphia

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Perjured testimony was given against Matthew Connor with the knowledge of the prosecution.

Innocence Proved By:

Discovery of hidden reports proving that perjured testimony used to convict Matthew Connor with the knowledge of the prosecution.

Defendant Aided By:

Centurion Ministries

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"“In Spite of Innocence: Erroneous Convictions in Capital Cases,” Michael L Radelet, HugoAdam Bedau, and Constance E. Putnam, Northeastern University Press, Boston, 1996 pb ed. with new forward, 296 ( © 1992)."

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Centurion Ministries website

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http://www.centurionministries.org/cases.html

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""Ex-Inmate Rejoices in His New Freedom," Robin Clark (staff), The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 3, 1990."

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