McHarland Cotiere

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Charge:	Attempted Murder
Sentence:	Exonerated After Conviction But Prior to Sentencing
Years Imprisoned:	3.5
Year Crime:	2011
Year Convicted:	2014
Year Cleared:	2015
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	New York
County or Region of Crime:	Queens
City of Crime:	New York City
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"McHarland Cotiere was wrongly convicted in March 2014 of the attempted murder of an acquittance in December 2011 in Queens, New York. Days after the jury convicted Cotiere an anonymous source contacted a reporter with the information that one of the jurors concealed knowing both Cotiere and the shooting victim. Based on that new evidence Cotiere's lawyer filed a motino for a new trial that was granted by the trial judge on February 26, 2015. On June 4, 2015 a jury acquitted Cotiere after a retrial and he was released after 3-1/2 years in custody from the time of his arrest."
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Innocence Proved By:	"On June 4, 2015 a jury acquitted Cotiere after a retrial. Cotiere's March 2014 attempted murder conviction had been overturned based on the misconduct of a juror and a retrial ordered."
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Age When Imprisoned:	19
Age When Released:	23
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"Queens man beats attempted murder charges after judge overturned prior conviction, By Eli Rosenberg (Staff writer), New York Daily News, June 5, 2015"
Information Location 1:	http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/queens-man-beats-murder-attempt-rap-overturn-article-1.2247559
Information Source 2:	"Queens judge tossed conviction of man found guilty in shooting as juror knew defendant, victim, By Eli Rosenberg (Staff writer), New York Daily News, February 27, 2015"
Information Location 2:	http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/queens-judge-tosses-shooting-conviction-juror-knew-victim-article-1.2131244
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McHarland Cotiere

Charge:

Attempted Murder

Sentence:

Exonerated After Conviction But Prior to Sentencing

Years Imprisoned:

3.5

Year Crime:

2011

Year Convicted:

2014

Year Cleared:

2015

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

New York

County or Region of Crime:

Queens

City of Crime:

New York City

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On June 4, 2015 a jury acquitted Cotiere after a retrial. Cotiere's March 2014 attempted murder conviction had been overturned based on the misconduct of a juror and a retrial ordered."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

19

Age When Released:

23

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"Queens man beats attempted murder charges after judge overturned prior conviction, By Eli Rosenberg (Staff writer), New York Daily News, June 5, 2015"

Information Location 1:

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/queens-man-beats-murder-attempt-rap-overturn-article-1.2247559

Information Source 2:

"Queens judge tossed conviction of man found guilty in shooting as juror knew defendant, victim, By Eli Rosenberg (Staff writer), New York Daily News, February 27, 2015"

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http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/queens-judge-tosses-shooting-conviction-juror-knew-victim-article-1.2131244

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