Derrick Robinson

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Charge:	Second Degree Murder
Sentence:	7 years
Years Imprisoned:	4
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Year Convicted:	1989
Year Cleared:	1992
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Florida
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Derrick Robinson fFalsely pled guilty to 2nd degree murder under the fear of being railroaded to a conviction and the threat of being sentenced to execution if found guilty. Two witnesses to the murder were discovered and they identified another man as the murderer, which led to Robinson's release after 3 years imprisonment."
Conviction Caused By:	Eyewitness error
Innocence Proved By:	Actual culprit discovered
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Was Perpetrator Identified?	Yes
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"“In Spite of Innocence: Erroneous Convictions in Capital Cases,” Michael L Radelet, HugoAdam Bedau, and Constance E. Putnam, Northeastern University Press, Boston, 1996 pb ed. with new forward, 342 ( © 1992)."
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Derrick Robinson

Charge:

Second Degree Murder

Sentence:

7 years

Years Imprisoned:

4

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1989

Year Cleared:

1992

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Florida

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Eyewitness error

Innocence Proved By:

Actual culprit discovered

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Yes

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"“In Spite of Innocence: Erroneous Convictions in Capital Cases,” Michael L Radelet, HugoAdam Bedau, and Constance E. Putnam, Northeastern University Press, Boston, 1996 pb ed. with new forward, 342 ( © 1992)."

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