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Lonnie Jones

 

Charge:

Murder and Assault

Sentence:

37 years to life in prison

Years Imprisoned:

6

Year Crime:

2001

Year Convicted:

2002

Year Cleared:

2007

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

New York

County or Region of Crime:

Kings

City of Crime:

New York City

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

"Lonnie Jones was wrongly convicted in 2002 of murder and assault in Kings County, New York. Jones was sentenced to 37 years to life in prison. After Jones was exonerated the New York State Court of Claims awarded Jones compensation of $1.8 million in 2009."

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

Jones was acquitted after his retrial in 2007.

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Compensation Awarded:

"$1.8 million (State of New York, 2009)"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

34

Age When Released:

40

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"Lonnie Jones, The National Registry of Exonerations"

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https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3338

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