James A. Haley

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Charge:	Murder
Sentence:	Life Imprisonment without possibility of parole
Years Imprisoned:	37
Year Crime:	1971
Year Convicted:	1972
Year Cleared:	2008
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Massachusetts
County or Region of Crime:	Suffolk
City of Crime:	Dorchester
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"James A. Haley was wrongly convicted in March 1972 of a July 11, 1971 murder committed in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Haley's prosecution was based primarily on the testimony of two witnesses. James Haley was sentenced to life in prison. In 2006 Haley obtained prosecution documents through a Freedom of Information request that showed the two witnesses initially told police they hadn't seen Haley for more than a month. Based on the new evidence Haley filed a state motion for a new trial. After it was denied he filed a federal write of habeas corpus. A federal judge granted his writ of habeas corpus and he was released on bail in January 2008 after his conviction was overturned and a new trial ordered. Haley's indictment was dismissed in August 2008. In February 2009 Haley filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the City of Boston and several police officers. James Haley settled his lawsuit in 2013 for $3 million from the city of Boston."
Conviction Caused By:	Perjury by the prosecution's two star witnesses.
Innocence Proved By:	A federal judge granted his writ of habeas corpus and he was released on bail in January 2008 after his conviction was overturned and a new trial ordered. Haley's indictment was dismissed in August 2008.
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Compensation Awarded:	"$3 million (City of Boston, 2013)"
Was Perpetrator Identified?
Age When Imprisoned:	25
Age When Released:	61
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"A search for vindication, By Shelley Murphy, The Boston Globe, February 13, 2009"
Information Location 1:	http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/02/13/a_search_for_vindication/?page=full
Information Source 2:	"Mass. man sues Boston for wrongful imprisonment, Associated Press sotry, The Republican (Springfield, MA), February 13, 2009"
Information Location 2:	http://www.masslive.com/newsflash/index.ssf?/base/news-38/1234521248311190.xml&storylist=massnews
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James A. Haley

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

Life Imprisonment without possibility of parole

Years Imprisoned:

37

Year Crime:

1971

Year Convicted:

1972

Year Cleared:

2008

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Massachusetts

County or Region of Crime:

Suffolk

City of Crime:

Dorchester

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Perjury by the prosecution's two star witnesses.

Innocence Proved By:

A federal judge granted his writ of habeas corpus and he was released on bail in January 2008 after his conviction was overturned and a new trial ordered. Haley's indictment was dismissed in August 2008.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

"$3 million (City of Boston, 2013)"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

25

Age When Released:

61

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"A search for vindication, By Shelley Murphy, The Boston Globe, February 13, 2009"

Information Location 1:

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/02/13/a_search_for_vindication/?page=full

Information Source 2:

"Mass. man sues Boston for wrongful imprisonment, Associated Press sotry, The Republican (Springfield, MA), February 13, 2009"

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http://www.masslive.com/newsflash/index.ssf?/base/news-38/1234521248311190.xml&storylist=massnews

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