Eric Jackson-Knight

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Charge:	Murder and Arson
Sentence:	25 years to life in prison
Years Imprisoned:	10
Year Crime:	1978
Year Convicted:	1978
Year Cleared:	1994
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	New York
County or Region of Crime:	Kings
City of Crime:	New York City
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	Eric Jackson-Knight
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Compensation Awarded:	Compensation denied by New York State.
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Age When Imprisoned:	21
Age When Released:	31
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"People v. Eric Jackson, 142 Misc.2d 853, 854, 538 N.Y.S.2d 677 (N.Y.Sup.Ct., Kings County 1988), aff'd, 162 A.D.2d 470, 556 N.Y.S.2d 115 (2d Dep't 1990), appeal granted, 76 N.Y.2d 894, 562 N.E.2d 881, 561 N.Y.S.2d 556 (1990) (appeal argued May 31, 1991)"
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Information Source 2:	"Inevitable Error: Wrongful New York State Homicide Convictions, 1965-1988, by Marty I. Rosenbaum, 18 N.Y.U. Rev. L. & Soc. Change 807"
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Eric Jackson-Knight

Charge:

Murder and Arson

Sentence:

25 years to life in prison

Years Imprisoned:

10

Year Crime:

1978

Year Convicted:

1978

Year Cleared:

1994

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

New York

County or Region of Crime:

Kings

City of Crime:

New York City

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Eric Jackson-Knight

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Compensation denied by New York State.

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

21

Age When Released:

31

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"People v. Eric Jackson, 142 Misc.2d 853, 854, 538 N.Y.S.2d 677 (N.Y.Sup.Ct., Kings County 1988), aff'd, 162 A.D.2d 470, 556 N.Y.S.2d 115 (2d Dep't 1990), appeal granted, 76 N.Y.2d 894, 562 N.E.2d 881, 561 N.Y.S.2d 556 (1990) (appeal argued May 31, 1991)"

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"Inevitable Error: Wrongful New York State Homicide Convictions, 1965-1988, by Marty I. Rosenbaum, 18 N.Y.U. Rev. L. & Soc. Change 807"

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http://deskovic.org/research/article/id/Inevitable-Error-Wrongful-New-York-State-Homicide-Convictions

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