Wrongly Convicted Database Record
|
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. |
Defendant Aided By: |
|
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" |
Information Location 1: |
https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3338 |
Information Source 2: |
|
Information Location 2: |
|
Information Source 3: |
|
Information Location 3: |
|
Information Source 4: |
|
Information Location 4: |
|
Information Source 5: |
|
Information Location 5: |
|
Book About Case: |
|
Book Information: |
|
Book About Case (2): |
|
Book Information (2): |
|
Movie About Case: |
|
Comments About Case: |
Innocents Database Created and Maintained by Hans Sherrer innocents@forejustice.org