Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Robbery and Assault |
Sentence: |
11 years |
Years Imprisoned: |
3.25 |
Year Crime: |
2006 |
Year Convicted: |
2008 |
Year Cleared: |
2013 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
New Jersey |
County or Region of Crime: |
Union |
City of Crime: |
Elizabeth |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
"Emmanuel Mervilus was wrongly convicted in 2008 of Robbery and Assault committed in Union County, New Jersey in 2006. After his conviction Emmanuel Mervilus was sentenced to 11 years.Emmanuel Mervilus was exonerated in 2013." |
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Compensation Awarded: |
"$97,500 (State of New Jersey, 2014)" |
Was Perpetrator Identified? |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
24 |
Age When Released: |
27 |
Sex: |
Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
Black |
Information Source 1: |
"Wrongly convicted, Elizabeth man spent 3 years in prison, By Richard Khavkine (Staff), The Star-Ledger (Newark, NJ), Feb 10, 2013 (Updated March 30, 2019)" |
Information Location 1: |
https://www.nj.com/union/2013/02/wrongly_convicted_elizabeth_ma.html |
Information Source 2: |
"EMMANUEL MERVILUS, Plaintiff, v. UNION COUNTY, et al., Defendants, Civil Action No. 14-7470 (ES) (MAH) (USDC D. New Jersey) (Complaint filed March 14, 2018)" |
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https://www.leagle.com/decision/infdco20180315e47 |
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