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Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Murder |
Sentence: |
Life Imprisonment without possibility of parole |
Years Imprisoned: |
20 |
Year Crime: |
1993 |
Year Convicted: |
1994 |
Year Cleared: |
2016 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Louisiana |
County or Region of Crime: |
Orleans |
City of Crime: |
New Orleans |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
"Jerome Morgan was wrongly convicted in 1994 of murder in the shooting death of 16-year-old Clarence Landry in New Orleans, Lousiana on May 22, 1993. " |
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Innocence Proved By: |
"On May 27, 2016 a motion by New Orleans District Attorney's Office to dismiss the charges was granted." |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
18 |
Age When Released: |
38 |
Sex: |
Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
Black |
Information Source 1: |
"Jerome Morgan officially a free man, By Mike Perlstein (Staff), WWLTV.com, May 27, 2016" |
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http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/investigations/mike-perlstein/jerome-morgan-officially-a-free-man/218143941 |
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