William Johnson

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Charge:	Assault (Including Battery)
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Years Imprisoned:	4
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Year Convicted:	1981
Year Cleared:	1985
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Massachusetts
County or Region of Crime:	Suffolk
City of Crime:	Boston
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	William Johnson was wrongly convicted of assault in 1981 on the basis of testimony by a lone witness. Johnson's conviction was overturned in 1985 by the Massachusetts Court of Appeals in an opinion that castigated the prosecutor for vounching for the credibility of that witness although there was reason to believe she wasn't telling the truth.
Conviction Caused By:	Perjurious testimony by the prosecution's lone witness. Prosecutorial misconduct for vouching for the credibility of the witness.
Innocence Proved By:	Conviction overturned by the MA Court of Appeals.
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Age When Imprisoned:	42
Age When Released:	46
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"Judge Hopeful Blasted By Wrongly Convicted Man, Maggie Mulvihill (staff), Boston Herald, July 21, 2005"
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William Johnson

Charge:

Assault (Including Battery)

Sentence:

Years Imprisoned:

4

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1981

Year Cleared:

1985

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Massachusetts

County or Region of Crime:

Suffolk

City of Crime:

Boston

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Perjurious testimony by the prosecution's lone witness. Prosecutorial misconduct for vouching for the credibility of the witness.

Innocence Proved By:

Conviction overturned by the MA Court of Appeals.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

42

Age When Released:

46

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"Judge Hopeful Blasted By Wrongly Convicted Man, Maggie Mulvihill (staff), Boston Herald, July 21, 2005"

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http://news.bostonherald.com/localPolitics/view.bg?articleid=94671

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