Mark Maxson

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Charge:	Murder
Sentence:	Life Imprisonment without possibility of parole
Years Imprisoned:	24
Year Crime:	1992
Year Convicted:	1994
Year Cleared:	2016
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Illinois
County or Region of Crime:	Cook
City of Crime:	Chicago
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Mark Maxson was wrongly convicted on March 24, 1994 of murdering six-year-old Lindsey Murdock in Chicago, Illinois on August 29, 1992. Maxson's prosecution was based on his confession that he didn't sign, and recanted as false. After his conviction by a jury Maxson was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Post-conviction DNA testing excluded Maxson as Lindsey's assailant. The Cook County State's Attorney filed a motion to dismiss the charges against Maxson based on the new exclusionary DNA evidence. On September 27, 2016 the motion was granted and Maxson was released 24 years and 1 month in custody. On October 27, 2016 a Cook County judge granted Maxon's application for a Certificate of Innocence, which will enable Maxson to seek up to $199,150 in compensation from the State of Illinois. Maxson's lawyers can petition for a maximum of 25% of Maxson's award."
Conviction Caused By:	False confession.
Innocence Proved By:	"The Cook County State's Attorney filed a motion to dismiss the charges against Maxson based on post-conviction DNA testing that excluded Maxson as the assailant. On Septmeber 27, 2016 the motion was granted and Maxson was released 24 years and 1 month in custody."
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Age When Imprisoned:	31
Age When Released:	55
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"Inmate freed after nearly 25 years in prison when DNA clears him in boy's killing, By Steve Schmadeke (Reporter), Chicago Tribune, September 27, 2016"
Information Location 1:	http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-child-murder-conviction-tossed-inmate-freed-met-20160927-story.html
Information Source 2:	"Ruling lets wrongfully convicted man seek $200,000 from state, By Frank Main, Chicago Sun-Times, Oct. 27, 2016"
Information Location 2:	http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ruling-lets-wrongfully-convicted-man-seek-200000-from-state/
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Mark Maxson

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

Life Imprisonment without possibility of parole

Years Imprisoned:

24

Year Crime:

1992

Year Convicted:

1994

Year Cleared:

2016

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Illinois

County or Region of Crime:

Cook

City of Crime:

Chicago

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

False confession.

Innocence Proved By:

"The Cook County State's Attorney filed a motion to dismiss the charges against Maxson based on post-conviction DNA testing that excluded Maxson as the assailant. On Septmeber 27, 2016 the motion was granted and Maxson was released 24 years and 1 month in custody."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

31

Age When Released:

55

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"Inmate freed after nearly 25 years in prison when DNA clears him in boy's killing, By Steve Schmadeke (Reporter), Chicago Tribune, September 27, 2016"

Information Location 1:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-child-murder-conviction-tossed-inmate-freed-met-20160927-story.html

Information Source 2:

"Ruling lets wrongfully convicted man seek $200,000 from state, By Frank Main, Chicago Sun-Times, Oct. 27, 2016"

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http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ruling-lets-wrongfully-convicted-man-seek-200000-from-state/

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