John Floyd

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Charge:	Second Degree Murder
Sentence:	Life Imprisonment without possibility of parole
Years Imprisoned:	36.4
Year Crime:	1980
Year Convicted:	1982
Year Cleared:	2018
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Louisiana
County or Region of Crime:	Orleans
City of Crime:	New Orleans
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"John Floyd was wrongly convicted in 1982 of Second Degree Murder committed in Orleans County, Louisiana in 1980. After his conviction John Floyd was sentenced to Life Imprisonment without possibility of parole.John Floyd was exonerated in 2018."
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Age When Imprisoned:	32
Age When Released:	68
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"John Floyd reflects on 36 years in prison after DA drops case: 'I forgive the cops who set me up', By Matt Sledge, New Orleans Advocate, December 24, 2018"
Information Location 1:	https://www.nola.com/news/courts/article_93e427fa-0686-5bd2-9fa9-c19fd40f05fe.html
Information Source 2:	"Freed Angola lifer John Floyd suing New Orleans police, DA's Office over his conviction, imprisonment, By Matt Sledge, New Orleans Advocate, April 9, 2019"
Information Location 2:	https://www.nola.com/news/courts/article_695f87d8-4594-557a-bcbd-7d00e616c67f.html
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John Floyd

Charge:

Second Degree Murder

Sentence:

Life Imprisonment without possibility of parole

Years Imprisoned:

36.4

Year Crime:

1980

Year Convicted:

1982

Year Cleared:

2018

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Louisiana

County or Region of Crime:

Orleans

City of Crime:

New Orleans

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

"John Floyd was wrongly convicted in 1982 of Second Degree Murder committed in Orleans County, Louisiana in 1980. After his conviction John Floyd was sentenced to Life Imprisonment without possibility of parole.John Floyd was exonerated in 2018."

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

32

Age When Released:

68

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"John Floyd reflects on 36 years in prison after DA drops case: 'I forgive the cops who set me up', By Matt Sledge, New Orleans Advocate, December 24, 2018"

Information Location 1:

https://www.nola.com/news/courts/article_93e427fa-0686-5bd2-9fa9-c19fd40f05fe.html

Information Source 2:

"Freed Angola lifer John Floyd suing New Orleans police, DA's Office over his conviction, imprisonment, By Matt Sledge, New Orleans Advocate, April 9, 2019"

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https://www.nola.com/news/courts/article_695f87d8-4594-557a-bcbd-7d00e616c67f.html

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