Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Murder |
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Years Imprisoned: |
9 |
Year Crime: |
1989 |
Year Convicted: |
1991 |
Year Cleared: |
2000 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Illinois |
County or Region of Crime: |
Cook |
City of Crime: |
Chicago |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary of Case: |
"Algie Crivens III was wrongly convicted in 1991 of a murder committed in Chicago, Illinois in 1989. Crivens was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Crivens conviction was overturned in 2000 and he was released." |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
18 |
Age When Released: |
27 |
Sex: |
Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
Black |
Information Source 1: |
Northwestern School of Law Center on Wrongful Convictions database |
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http://www.law.northwestern.edu/depts/clinic/wrongful/exonerations/Crivens.htm |
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