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Melvin Johnson

 

Charge:

Felony Murder

Sentence:

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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Was Perpetrator Identified?

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Sex:

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)"

Information Location 1:

"http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=3187942930119209072&q=Melvin+Johnson&hl=en&as_sdt=4,33"

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"

Information Location 2:

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

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