Wrongly Convicted Database Record
|
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. |
Innocence Proved By: |
|
Defendant Aided By: |
|
Compensation Awarded: |
|
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. 09CO422, 12CO1411, 11CO1676, 12CO1412, 11CO1677 (Dist. of Columbia Ct of Appeals, 10-23-2014) (Reversing convictions and ordering new trial)" |
Information Location 1: |
http://caselaw.findlaw.com/dc-court-of-appeals/1681424.html |
Information Source 2: |
|
Information Location 2: |
|
Information Source 3: |
|
Information Location 3: |
|
Information Source 4: |
|
Information Location 4: |
|
Information Source 5: |
|
Information Location 5: |
|
Book About Case: |
|
Book Information: |
|
Book About Case (2): |
|
Book Information (2): |
|
Movie About Case: |
|
Comments About Case: |
Innocents Database Created and Maintained by Hans Sherrer innocents@forejustice.org