Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Murder |
Sentence: |
45 years |
Years Imprisoned: |
14.9 |
Year Crime: |
2001 |
Year Convicted: |
2002 |
Year Cleared: |
2016 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Illinois |
County or Region of Crime: |
Cook |
City of Crime: |
Chicago |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary of Case: |
"Norman McIntosh was wrongly convicted in 2002 of murder in the gang-related shooting of Devon Hobson and the wound of his brother James Hobson in November 2001 in Chicago, Illinois. After his conviction by a jury McIntosh was sentenced to 45 years in prison. On November 8, 2016 the motion by the Cook County State's Attorney's Office to dismiss the indictment against Norman McIntosh was granted, and he was released later that day." |
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"On November 8, 2016 the motion by the Cook County State's Attorney's Office to dismiss the indictment against Norman McIntosh was granted, and he was released later that day." |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
22 |
Age When Released: |
37 |
Sex: |
Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
Black |
Information Source 1: |
"Inmate for 15 years freed after conviction tossed in Chicago killing, By Jason Meisner (Reporter), Chicago Tribune, Oct. 4, 2016" |
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http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-murder-charges-dropped-mcintosh-met-20161004-story.html |
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