Anthony Lemons

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Charge:	Murder and Attempted Murder
Sentence:	21 years to Life imprisonment
Years Imprisoned:	17.5
Year Crime:	1994
Year Convicted:	1995
Year Cleared:	2014
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Ohio
County or Region of Crime:	Cuyahoga
City of Crime:	Cleveland
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Anthony Lemons was wrongly convicted of murder and attempted murder in Cleveland, Ohio based on his identification by an eyewitness."
Conviction Caused By:	Mistaken eyewitness identification.
Innocence Proved By:	"On December 23, 2014 Anthony Lemons was acquitted by a judge after his retrial. Lemons waived his right to a jury trial, and was tried by Judge Janet Burnside."
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Age When Imprisoned:	20
Age When Released:	38
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"Anthony Lemons calls acquittal in 1994 murder case 'a burden off my chest', By Rachel Dissell (Staff writer), The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH), December 23, 2014"
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Anthony Lemons

Charge:

Murder and Attempted Murder

Sentence:

21 years to Life imprisonment

Years Imprisoned:

17.5

Year Crime:

1994

Year Convicted:

1995

Year Cleared:

2014

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Ohio

County or Region of Crime:

Cuyahoga

City of Crime:

Cleveland

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

"Anthony Lemons was wrongly convicted of murder and attempted murder in Cleveland, Ohio based on his identification by an eyewitness."

Conviction Caused By:

Mistaken eyewitness identification.

Innocence Proved By:

"On December 23, 2014 Anthony Lemons was acquitted by a judge after his retrial. Lemons waived his right to a jury trial, and was tried by Judge Janet Burnside."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

20

Age When Released:

38

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"Anthony Lemons calls acquittal in 1994 murder case 'a burden off my chest', By Rachel Dissell (Staff writer), The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH), December 23, 2014"

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http://www.cleveland.com/court-justice/index.ssf/2014/12/post_11.html?ath=da88c1ae410ea2f36778edd1458487db

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