Roger Logan

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Charge:	Murder
Sentence:	25 years to life imprisonment
Years Imprisoned:	17
Year Crime:	1997
Year Convicted:	1999
Year Cleared:	2014
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:	"Roger Logan was wrongly convicted in 1999 of the 1997 shooting murder of Sherwin Gibbons in New York City's Brooklyn borough, Logan was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. A review of Logan's case by the Kings County DA's Office resulted in new evidence that the prosecution failed to disclose favorable evidence and that prosecution witnesses provided false testimony. The DA's Office filed a motion to vacate Logan's conviction and dismiss his charges, which was granted. Logan was released after 17 years in custody. Logan filed a compensation claim with New York State, and in 2015 he was awarded $2.975 million. In 2014 Logan filed a notice of claim with New York City for $150 million. On January 8, 2016 New York City's comptroller's office announced that Logan and the city had agreed to settle his claim for $3.75 million. So Logan was awarded a total of $6.725 million. Logan's wife filed a separate claim against New York City for $100 million that was pending as of January 8, 2016."
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Defendant Aided By:	Kings County Conviction Integrity Unit
Compensation Awarded:	"$6.725 million total. $2.975 million (New York State, 2015) and $3.75 million (New York City, January 2016)"
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Age When Imprisoned:	36
Age When Released:	53
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"Another Man Freed as Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office Reviews Cases, By Stephanie Clifford, The New York Times, June 3, 2014"
Information Location 1:	http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/04/nyregion/in-brooklyn-scarcellas-cases-continue-to-face-review.html?src=recg
Information Source 2:	"New York City Settles Wrongful Conviction Lawsuit: Man who spent nearly 17 years in prison to receive $3.75 million after murder conviction overturned, By Rebecca Davis O’Brien, The Wall Street Journal, January 8, 2016"
Information Location 2:	http://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-city-settles-wrongful-conviction-lawsuit-1452298860
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Roger Logan

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

25 years to life imprisonment

Years Imprisoned:

17

Year Crime:

1997

Year Convicted:

1999

Year Cleared:

2014

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:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

Defendant Aided By:

Kings County Conviction Integrity Unit

Compensation Awarded:

"$6.725 million total. $2.975 million (New York State, 2015) and $3.75 million (New York City, January 2016)"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

36

Age When Released:

53

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"Another Man Freed as Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office Reviews Cases, By Stephanie Clifford, The New York Times, June 3, 2014"

Information Location 1:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/04/nyregion/in-brooklyn-scarcellas-cases-continue-to-face-review.html?src=recg

Information Source 2:

"New York City Settles Wrongful Conviction Lawsuit: Man who spent nearly 17 years in prison to receive $3.75 million after murder conviction overturned, By Rebecca Davis O’Brien, The Wall Street Journal, January 8, 2016"

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http://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-city-settles-wrongful-conviction-lawsuit-1452298860

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