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Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Murder |
Sentence: |
Life Imprisonment without possibility of parole |
Years Imprisoned: |
27 |
Year Crime: |
1986 |
Year Convicted: |
1986 |
Year Cleared: |
2013 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Massachusetts |
County or Region of Crime: |
Hampden |
City of Crime: |
Springfield |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary of Case: |
"Mark Schand was wrongly convicted in 1986 of murder in Springfield, Massachusetts. Schand was sentenced to life in prison without parole. " |
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Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
Black |
Information Source 1: |
"Judge orders Mark Schand to be granted a new trial in fatal 1986 shooting of Victoria Seymour, By Buffy Spencer (Staff writer), The Republican, October 4, 2013" |
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http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2013/10/judge_orders_mark_schand_be_gr.html |
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"Mark Schand, freed from prison after 27 years, celebrates first holiday season at home, By Buffy Spencer (Staff writer), The Republican, December 29, 2013" |
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http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2013/12/mark_schand_freed_from_prison.html |
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Innocents Database Created and Maintained by Hans Sherrer innocents@forejustice.org