Jerome Lamont Johnson

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Charge:	First Degree Murder and Firearm violation
Sentence:	Life Imprisonment
Years Imprisoned:	29.96
Year Crime:	1988
Year Convicted:	1989
Year Cleared:	2018
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Maryland
County or Region of Crime:	Baltimore
City of Crime:	Baltimore
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Jerome Lamont Johnson was wrongly convicted in 1989 of First Degree Murder and Firearm violation committed in Baltimore County, Maryland in 1988. After his conviction Jerome Johnson was sentenced to Life Imprisonment. Jerome Johnson was exonerated in 2018. On October 30, 2019 the Board of Public Works the Maryland Board of Public Works approved payment of $78,916 per year of imprisonment under the state wrongful imprisonment statute. Jerome Johnson was awarded a total of $2,322,032."
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Compensation Awarded:	"$2,322,032 (State of Maryland, 10-30-2019)"
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Age When Imprisoned:	20
Age When Released:	50
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"Maryland BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS - AFTER MEETING AGENDA SUMMARY, October 30, 2019, pgs 5 & 6"
Information Location 1:	https://bpw.maryland.gov/MeetingDocs/2019-Oct-30-Summary.pdf
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Jerome Lamont Johnson

Charge:

First Degree Murder and Firearm violation

Sentence:

Life Imprisonment

Years Imprisoned:

29.96

Year Crime:

1988

Year Convicted:

1989

Year Cleared:

2018

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Maryland

County or Region of Crime:

Baltimore

City of Crime:

Baltimore

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

"$2,322,032 (State of Maryland, 10-30-2019)"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

20

Age When Released:

50

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"Maryland BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS - AFTER MEETING AGENDA SUMMARY, October 30, 2019, pgs 5 & 6"

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https://bpw.maryland.gov/MeetingDocs/2019-Oct-30-Summary.pdf

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