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Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Second Degree Murder |
Sentence: |
15 years to life imprisonment |
Years Imprisoned: |
10.5 |
Year Crime: |
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Year Convicted: |
1973 |
Year Cleared: |
1986 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
New York |
County or Region of Crime: |
Bronx |
City of Crime: |
New York City |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary of Case: |
"Terrence Ferrer was wrongly convicted on November 14, 1973 of second degree murder, and in January 1974 he was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison. After Ferrer's direct appeal was denied he filed a post-conviction petition. Ferrer's conviction was overturned by the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division on January 24, 1984 based on the conflict of interest of his lawyer who represented Ferrer and his aunt, considering his "aunt had confessed to her implication in the murder" [of her husband]. The defendant contended that he was not present." Ferrer was released on bail on May 30, 1984, and he was acquitted on May 15, 1986 after a retrial. In 2006 Ferrer was awarded $1.56 million in compensation by the State of New York. That award consisted of an award of $135,000, roughly $11,250 per year incarcerated. For the loss of future earning capacity Ferrer was awarded $225,000, and he was awared $1.2 million for mental anguish and loss of reputation." |
Conviction Caused By: |
Conflict of interest by Ferrer's trial lawyer. |
Innocence Proved By: |
Ferrer was acquitted after a retrial. |
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Compensation Awarded: |
"$1.56 million (State of New York, 2006)" |
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Male |
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Information Source 1: |
"People v. Ferrer, 99 AD 2d 459, 471 NYS 2d 290 (NY Appellate Div., 1st Dept., 1984)" |
Information Location 1: |
"http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=7196829083338148661&q=Terrence+Ferrer&hl=en&as_sdt=6,48" |
Information Source 2: |
"Ferrer v. State of New York, 136 Misc. 2d 218, 518 NYS 2d 326 (NY Court of Claims, 1987) " |
Information Location 2: |
"http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=2839213411023762362&q=Terrence+Ferrer&hl=en&as_sdt=6,48" |
Information Source 3: |
"Wrongful Conviction Compensation in New York State, CUNY Graduate School of Journalism Research Center, by Clark Merrefield, 2008" |
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http://www.219mag.com/2009/07/15/wrongful-conviction-unfair-compensation/ |
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