Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Conspiracy to commit arson |
Sentence: |
Exonerated After Conviction But Prior to Sentencing |
Years Imprisoned: |
0.25 |
Year Crime: |
2016 |
Year Convicted: |
2018 |
Year Cleared: |
2019 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Connecticut |
County or Region of Crime: |
New Haven |
City of Crime: |
Oxford |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
"Speciale Morris and Martina Jackson were codefendants wrongly convicted of conspiracy to commit arson in a house fire in New Haven County, Connecticut in July 29, 2016. Jackson was 45 when arrested on September 29, 2017, and Morris was 25 when arrested in Yonkers, New York on August 22, 2017. " |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
25 |
Age When Released: |
25 |
Sex: |
Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
Black |
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"Speciale Morris, National Registry of Exonerations" |
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