Tyler Edmonds

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Charge:	Murder
Sentence:	Life Imprisonment
Years Imprisoned:	5
Year Crime:	2003
Year Convicted:	2004
Year Cleared:	2008
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Mississippi
County or Region of Crime:	Oktibbeha
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Tyler Edmonds was wrongly convicted in July 2004 of murdering his brother-in-law in May 2003, when he was 13, along with his 26-year-old sister Kristi Fulgham, the victim's wife. Because of pretrial publicity his trial was held in Attala County. Tyler Edmonds' conviction was based on his admission to detectives that he participated in the crime -- which he later recanted as coerced -- and the testimony of former Mississippi medical examiner Dr. Steven Hayne’s testimony that he could tell by the bullet wound that two hands had fired the murder weapon. Edmonds was sentenced to life in prison. In January 2007 Tyler Edmonds' conviction was overturned and a new trial ordered by the Mississippi Supreme Court, which ruled the trial judge made prejudicial errors. Edmonds murder retrial was held again in Attala County, and he was acquitted in the fall of 2008. In March 2009 Edmonds and his mother, Sharon Clay, filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against Oktibbeha County and several officials, seeking compensation for his wrongful murder conviction and five years in prison. On November 30, 2010, a judge dismissed the lawsuit. Kristi Fulgham was convicted in late 2007 of murdering her husband and sentenced to death. On November 23, 2010, she was resentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole."
Conviction Caused By:	Tyler Edmonds' conviction was based on the testimony of former Mississippi medical examiner Dr. Steven Hayne’s testimony that he could tell by the bullet wound that two hands had fired the murder weapon.
Innocence Proved By:	Acquitted after a retrial in late 2008.
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Age When Imprisoned:	13
Age When Released:	18
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"Tyler Edmonds v. Mississippi, No. 2004-CT-02081-SCT (MS Supreme Court, 01-04-2007)"
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Information Source 2:	"Edmonds, mother sue for damages from his imprisonment, By Patsy R. Brumfield, Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, March 20, 2009"
Information Location 2:	http://www.djournal.com/pages/story.asp?ID=287363&pub=1&div=News
Information Source 3:	"Judge dismisses Tyler Edmonds' wrongful imprisonment lawsuit, Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, MS), December 1, 2010"
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Tyler Edmonds

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

Life Imprisonment

Years Imprisoned:

5

Year Crime:

2003

Year Convicted:

2004

Year Cleared:

2008

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Mississippi

County or Region of Crime:

Oktibbeha

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Tyler Edmonds' conviction was based on the testimony of former Mississippi medical examiner Dr. Steven Hayne’s testimony that he could tell by the bullet wound that two hands had fired the murder weapon.

Innocence Proved By:

Acquitted after a retrial in late 2008.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

13

Age When Released:

18

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"Tyler Edmonds v. Mississippi, No. 2004-CT-02081-SCT (MS Supreme Court, 01-04-2007)"

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"Edmonds, mother sue for damages from his imprisonment, By Patsy R. Brumfield, Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, March 20, 2009"

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http://www.djournal.com/pages/story.asp?ID=287363&pub=1&div=News

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"Judge dismisses Tyler Edmonds' wrongful imprisonment lawsuit, Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, MS), December 1, 2010"

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http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2010101201009

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