Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
First Degree Murder and Firearm violation |
Sentence: |
Life Imprisonment plus 20 years |
Years Imprisoned: |
13.5 |
Year Crime: |
2004 |
Year Convicted: |
2005 |
Year Cleared: |
2017 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Maryland |
County or Region of Crime: |
Baltimore |
City of Crime: |
Baltimore |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
"Lamar Johnson was wrongly convicted in 2005 of First Degree Murder and Firearm violation committed in Baltimore County, Maryland in 2004. After his conviction Lamar Johnson was sentenced to Life Imprisonment plus 20 years.Lamar Johnson was exonerated in 2017." |
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Defendant Aided By: |
Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project |
Compensation Awarded: |
"$953,672 (State of Maryland, 10-30-2019)" |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
20 |
Age When Released: |
33 |
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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