Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Felony Murder |
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Years Imprisoned: |
3 |
Year Crime: |
1982 |
Year Convicted: |
1982 |
Year Cleared: |
1985 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
New York |
County or Region of Crime: |
Bronx |
City of Crime: |
New York City |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary of Case: |
Melvin Johnson |
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Male |
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Information Source 1: |
"People v. Melvin Johnson, 66 NY 2d 398, 497 NYS 2d 618, 488 N.E.2d 439 (NY: Court of Appeals, 1985)" |
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"http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=3187942930119209072&q=Melvin+Johnson&hl=en&as_sdt=4,33" |
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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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