Jamal Parris

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Charge:	Robbery and Assault
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Years Imprisoned:	2
Year Crime:	2008
Year Convicted:	2008
Year Cleared:	2010
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Saint Kitts and Nevis
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City of Crime:	Basseterre
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Wrongly convicted on December 18, 2008, of being one of four men who robbed and assaulted a man in Basseterre, St. Kitts. On September 15, 2010, the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal quashed the convictions of Jamal Parris and ordered his release based on insufficient evidence. Among other things, the victim and other eyewitnesses stated all the attackers wore dark shirs and jeans, and on the day fo the assault Parris wore a white shirt. Parris was wrongly imprisoned for almost two years."
Conviction Caused By:	Eyewitness misidentification by the victim and other eyewitnesses.
Innocence Proved By:	"On September 15, 2010, the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal quashed the convictions of Jamal Parris and ordered his release based on insufficient evidence."
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"Jamal Parris Freed of Robbery and Assault Conviction, By Suelika N. Creque (staff), SKNVibes (St Kitts), September 17, 2010"
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Jamal Parris

Charge:

Robbery and Assault

Sentence:

Years Imprisoned:

2

Year Crime:

2008

Year Convicted:

2008

Year Cleared:

2010

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Saint Kitts and Nevis

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Basseterre

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Eyewitness misidentification by the victim and other eyewitnesses.

Innocence Proved By:

"On September 15, 2010, the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal quashed the convictions of Jamal Parris and ordered his release based on insufficient evidence."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"Jamal Parris Freed of Robbery and Assault Conviction, By Suelika N. Creque (staff), SKNVibes (St Kitts), September 17, 2010"

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http://www.sknvibes.com/Legal/NewsDetails.cfm/15165

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