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Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Murder (Conspiracy to commit murder) |
Sentence: |
Life Imprisonment |
Years Imprisoned: |
5.67 |
Year Crime: |
2007 |
Year Convicted: |
2010 |
Year Cleared: |
2014 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Maryland |
County or Region of Crime: |
Baltimore |
City of Crime: |
Baltimore |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary of Case: |
"John Mooney was wrongly convicted on May 27, 2010 of conspiracy to commit murder in Baltimore, Maryland. Mooney was sentenced to life in prison." |
Conviction Caused By: |
Mistaken eyewitness identification by three witnesses. |
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Was Perpetrator Identified? |
Yes |
Age When Imprisoned: |
19 |
Age When Released: |
25 |
Sex: |
Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
White |
Information Source 1: |
"Murder conviction overturned after federal investigation: John Mooney walked free Thursday afternoon, By Ian Duncan (Staff writer), The Baltimore Sun, March 13, 2014" |
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http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2014-03-13/news/bs-md-ci-murder-conviction-hearing-20140313_1_john-mooney-murder-conviction-murder-conspiracy-charges |
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Innocents Database Created and Maintained by Hans Sherrer innocents@forejustice.org