Sophia S. Johnson

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Charge:	Felony Murder
Sentence:	43 years
Years Imprisoned:	3.83
Year Crime:	2002
Year Convicted:	2003
Year Cleared:	2005
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Washington
County or Region of Crime:	Clark
City of Crime:	Brush Prairie
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Sophia S. Johnson was wrongly convicted on April 9, 2003 of felony murder in the death of her mother in law in Brush Prairie, Washington on January 10, 2002. She was convicted based on the testimony of her brother who claimed they were accomplices in her bludgeoning death. Johnson was sentenced to 43 years in prison. Her conviction was overturned in January 2005 by the Washington Court of Appeals and she was acquitted on November 10, 2005 after her retrial in Clark County Superior Court. "
Conviction Caused By:	Possibly perjurious testimony of her brother.
Innocence Proved By:	"Sophia Johnson's conviction was overturned in January 2005 by the Washington Court of Appeals and she was acquitted on November 10, 2005 after her retrial in Clark County Superior Court."
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Age When Imprisoned:	23
Age When Released:	27
Sex:	Female
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"State of Washington vs. Sophia S. Johnson, 105 P.3d 85 (1-25-2005)"
Information Location 1:	http://www.leagle.com/decision/2005190105P3d85_1181
Information Source 2:	"This time, Sophia Johnson acquitted of murdering mother-in-law, By Kelly Adams (staff writer), The Columbian (Vancouver, WA), November 11, 2005"
Information Location 2:	http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-23290924.html
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Sophia S. Johnson

Charge:

Felony Murder

Sentence:

43 years

Years Imprisoned:

3.83

Year Crime:

2002

Year Convicted:

2003

Year Cleared:

2005

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Washington

County or Region of Crime:

Clark

City of Crime:

Brush Prairie

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Possibly perjurious testimony of her brother.

Innocence Proved By:

"Sophia Johnson's conviction was overturned in January 2005 by the Washington Court of Appeals and she was acquitted on November 10, 2005 after her retrial in Clark County Superior Court."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

23

Age When Released:

27

Sex:

Female

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"State of Washington vs. Sophia S. Johnson, 105 P.3d 85 (1-25-2005)"

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http://www.leagle.com/decision/2005190105P3d85_1181

Information Source 2:

"This time, Sophia Johnson acquitted of murdering mother-in-law, By Kelly Adams (staff writer), The Columbian (Vancouver, WA), November 11, 2005"

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http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-23290924.html

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