Derius Irby

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Charge:	"Robbery, Kidnapping & Theft"
Sentence:	Exonerated After Conviction But Prior to Sentencing
Years Imprisoned:	1.75
Year Crime:	2015
Year Convicted:	2016
Year Cleared:	2017
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Ohio
County or Region of Crime:	Cuyahoga
City of Crime:	Cleveland Heights
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Derius Irby was wrongly convicted in October 2016 of robbery, kidnapping, and theft in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Irby's prosecution was based on the robbery of a store in Cleveland Heights, Ohio by two armed men who fled the scene in a car driven by a third person. A robber's face who was uncovered was identified by the owner of the store as Hosea Lock. After an extended interrogation Lock told police Irby was the robber whose face was partially obscured by the hood he was wearing. Irby waived his right to a jury trial, and after his conviction, but prior to is sentencing, the Cuyahoga County DA's Office agreed to reinvestigate Irby's case. The FBI was consulted, and its analysis of the store surveillance tape was the man whose face was partially obscured had a darker completion than Irby and he was larger. Charles Hill, the third man prosecuted for the robbery, stated in a sworn affidavit that Irby was not a part of the robbery - even though he refused to tell authorities who the third man was. Based on the reinvestigation Irby's convictions were set-aside on May 8, 2017, and the motion by the Cuyahoga County DA's Office to dismiss the charges was granted on May 31, 2017."
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Innocence Proved By:	"Based on the reinvestigation Irby's convictions were set-aside on May 8, 2017, and the motion by the Cuyahoga County DA's Office to dismiss the charges was granted on May 31, 2017."
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Age When Imprisoned:	17
Age When Released:	19
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
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Derius Irby

Charge:

"Robbery, Kidnapping & Theft"

Sentence:

Exonerated After Conviction But Prior to Sentencing

Years Imprisoned:

1.75

Year Crime:

2015

Year Convicted:

2016

Year Cleared:

2017

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Ohio

County or Region of Crime:

Cuyahoga

City of Crime:

Cleveland Heights

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"Based on the reinvestigation Irby's convictions were set-aside on May 8, 2017, and the motion by the Cuyahoga County DA's Office to dismiss the charges was granted on May 31, 2017."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

17

Age When Released:

19

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

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"Derius Irby, National Registry of Exonerations"

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