Sami Leka

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Charge:	Second Degree Murder
Sentence:	20 years to life imprisonment
Years Imprisoned:	13.92
Year Crime:	1988
Year Convicted:	1990
Year Cleared:	2002
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:	Sami Leka
Conviction Caused By:	"Prosecution's failed to disclose three witnesses, including a police officer who observed the shooting from a second floor window and said Leka did not commit the shooting."
Innocence Proved By:	Leka was released in 2002 when the charges were dismissed after 12 years of wrongful imprisonment.
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Age When Imprisoned:	33
Age When Released:	47
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"Sami Leka v. Portuondo, 257 F.3d 89 (2nd Cir.2001)"
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Information Source 2:	"Exonerations In The United States 1989 Through 2003, Samuel R Gross et al, The Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology, Vol. 95, No. 2, 2005"
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Sami Leka

Charge:

Second Degree Murder

Sentence:

20 years to life imprisonment

Years Imprisoned:

13.92

Year Crime:

1988

Year Convicted:

1990

Year Cleared:

2002

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:

Sami Leka

Conviction Caused By:

"Prosecution's failed to disclose three witnesses, including a police officer who observed the shooting from a second floor window and said Leka did not commit the shooting."

Innocence Proved By:

Leka was released in 2002 when the charges were dismissed after 12 years of wrongful imprisonment.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

33

Age When Released:

47

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"Sami Leka v. Portuondo, 257 F.3d 89 (2nd Cir.2001)"

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"Exonerations In The United States 1989 Through 2003, Samuel R Gross et al, The Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology, Vol. 95, No. 2, 2005"

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