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Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
"Murder, Burglary and Robbery" |
Sentence: |
80 years |
Years Imprisoned: |
17.33 |
Year Crime: |
1995 |
Year Convicted: |
1997 |
Year Cleared: |
2012 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Illinois |
County or Region of Crime: |
Cook |
City of Crime: |
Chicago |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary of Case: |
"Alprentiss Nash was wrongly convicted in 1997 of murder, robbery, and burglary committed on April 30, 1995 in Chicago, Illinois. Nash was sentenced to 80 years in prison. Post-conviction DNA testing of skin cells recovered from a ski mask worn by the perpetrator excluded Nash. Based on that new evidence Nash filed a petition for a new trial that was granted. The Cook County State's Attorney's motion to dismiss the charges was granted, and Nash was released on August 30, 2012. Nash was fatally shot on a Chicago sidewalk on July 28, 2015, while Nash was attempting to rob a man with whom he had a long drug history. In November 2015 the robbery victim, Paul Vukadinovic, pled guilty to unlawful use of a weapon and was sentenced to two years in prison. Nash was awarded $200,000 in wrongful imprisonment compensation by the State of Illinois in 2013. Nash filed a federal civil rights lawsuit in August 2013 that named the City of Chicago and eight Chicago Police Department officers as defendants. Nash's estate settled the lawsuit in September 2016 for $350,000." |
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Innocence Proved By: |
"Post-conviction DNA testing of skin cells recovered from a ski mask worn by the perpetrator excluded Nash. Based on that new evidence Nash filed a petition for a new trial that was granted. The Cook County State's Attorney's motion to dismiss the charges was granted, and Nash was released on August 30, 2012." |
Defendant Aided By: |
Chicago attorney Kathleen Zellner. |
Compensation Awarded: |
"$550,000 total. $200,000 (State of Illinois, 2013) and $350,000 (City of Chicago, Sept. 2016)" |
Was Perpetrator Identified? |
Yes |
Age When Imprisoned: |
19 |
Age When Released: |
37 |
Sex: |
Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
Black |
Information Source 1: |
"Wrongly convicted: Chicago man sues city, police after serving 17 years in prison, By Staff, RT.com, August 21, 2013" |
Information Location 1: |
https://www.rt.com/usa/alprentiss-nash-suing-wrongful-imprisonment-754/ |
Information Source 2: |
"Man freed after being wrongly imprisoned for 17 years fatally shot on Near West Side, By Lolly Bowean (Staff), Chicago Tribune, July 30, 2015" |
Information Location 2: |
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-wrongly-convicted-killed-chicago-met-20150729-story.html |
Information Source 3: |
"Man gets two years for fatal shooting of Alprentiss Nash, who police say was trying to rob him on Near West Side, By Jordan Owen, Chicago Sun-Times, Nov. 30, 2015" |
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http://homicides.suntimes.com/2015/11/30/man-gets-two-years-for-fatal-shooting-of-alprentiss-nash-who-police-say-was-trying-to-rob-him-on-near-west-side/ |
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Innocents Database Created and Maintained by Hans Sherrer innocents@forejustice.org