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Keith Mitchell

 

Charge:

First Degree Murder and Firearm violation

Sentence:

36 years to life imprisonment

Years Imprisoned:

21.42

Year Crime:

1993

Year Convicted:

1994

Year Cleared:

2015

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

District of Columbia

County or Region of Crime:

District of Columbia

City of Crime:

Washington D.C.

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Keith Mitchell and Gary Gathers were codefendants wrongly convicted of murder.

Conviction Caused By:

Homicide detective testified that Gathers made an admission to the crime during his interrogation.

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Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

18

Age When Released:

39

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"Gary Gathers & Keith Mitchell v. USA, Nos. 09–CO–422, 12–CO–1411, 11–CO–1676, 12–CO–1412, 11–CO–1677 (Dist. of Columbia Ct of Appeals, 10-23-2014) (Reversing convictions and ordering new trial)"

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http://caselaw.findlaw.com/dc-court-of-appeals/1681424.html

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