Cornell McKay

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Charge:	Robbery (includes armed robbery)
Sentence:	12 years
Years Imprisoned:	2.75
Year Crime:	2012
Year Convicted:	2013
Year Cleared:	2015
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Missouri
County or Region of Crime:	St. Louis
City of Crime:	St. Louis
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Cornell McKay was wrongly convicted in 2013 of a street robbery committed on August 10, 2012 in St. Louis, Missouri. McKay's conviction was based on eyewitness testimony by the victim. He was sentenced to 12 years in prison. McKay's conviction was overturned based on new evidence another man committed the crime. The St. Louis County DA declined to retry McKay. The DA's motion to dismiss charges was granted on May 6, 2015, and McKay was released after 2-3/4 years in custody."
Conviction Caused By:	Erroneous eyewitness identification by the victim.
Innocence Proved By:	"The DA's motion to dismiss charges was granted on May 6, 2015, and McKay was released after 2-3/4 years in custody."
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Was Perpetrator Identified?	Yes
Age When Imprisoned:	22
Age When Released:	25
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"St. Louis prosecutor drops robbery case; defense offered evidence against convicted killer, By Robert Patrick (Staff), St. Louis Post-Dispatch, May 7, 2015"
Information Location 1:	http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/st-louis-prosecutor-drops-robbery-case-defense-offered-evidence-against/article_fed07db6-c10e-5a0d-9d1e-04902bab1141.html
Information Source 2:	"Freed from St. Louis robbery conviction, Cornell McKay starts new life – again, By Jennifer S. Mann (Staff), St. Louis Post-Dispatch, May 8, 2015"
Information Location 2:	http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/freed-from-st-louis-robbery-conviction-cornell-mckay-starts-new/article_395a26e8-e5be-5a6d-ab18-2ef7a712f22f.html
Information Source 3:	"St. Louis man freed after three years behind bars sues prosecutors, police, By Jennifer S. Mann (Staff), St. Louis Post-Dispatch, August 26, 2015"
Information Location 3:	http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/cornell-mckay-s-lawyers-sue-over-wrongful-conviction/article_0e903a47-6d3a-5a34-b7bc-cf7cef75c946.html
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Cornell McKay

Charge:

Robbery (includes armed robbery)

Sentence:

12 years

Years Imprisoned:

2.75

Year Crime:

2012

Year Convicted:

2013

Year Cleared:

2015

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Missouri

County or Region of Crime:

St. Louis

City of Crime:

St. Louis

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Erroneous eyewitness identification by the victim.

Innocence Proved By:

"The DA's motion to dismiss charges was granted on May 6, 2015, and McKay was released after 2-3/4 years in custody."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Yes

Age When Imprisoned:

22

Age When Released:

25

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"St. Louis prosecutor drops robbery case; defense offered evidence against convicted killer, By Robert Patrick (Staff), St. Louis Post-Dispatch, May 7, 2015"

Information Location 1:

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/st-louis-prosecutor-drops-robbery-case-defense-offered-evidence-against/article_fed07db6-c10e-5a0d-9d1e-04902bab1141.html

Information Source 2:

"Freed from St. Louis robbery conviction, Cornell McKay starts new life – again, By Jennifer S. Mann (Staff), St. Louis Post-Dispatch, May 8, 2015"

Information Location 2:

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/freed-from-st-louis-robbery-conviction-cornell-mckay-starts-new/article_395a26e8-e5be-5a6d-ab18-2ef7a712f22f.html

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"St. Louis man freed after three years behind bars sues prosecutors, police, By Jennifer S. Mann (Staff), St. Louis Post-Dispatch, August 26, 2015"

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http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/cornell-mckay-s-lawyers-sue-over-wrongful-conviction/article_0e903a47-6d3a-5a34-b7bc-cf7cef75c946.html

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