Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Second Degree Murder |
Sentence: |
Life Imprisonment without possibility of parole |
Years Imprisoned: |
6.4 |
Year Crime: |
2004 |
Year Convicted: |
2011 |
Year Cleared: |
2018 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Louisiana |
County or Region of Crime: |
Orleans |
City of Crime: |
New Orleans |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary of Case: |
"Michael Shannon was wrongly convicted in 2011 of Second Degree Murder committed in Orleans County, Louisiana in 2004. After his conviction Michael Shannon was sentenced to life Imprisonment without possibility of parole.Michael Shannon was exonerated in 2018." |
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Defendant Aided By: |
Centurion Ministries and attorney Paul Casteleiro |
Compensation Awarded: |
"$330,000 (State of Louisiana, 2019) ($80,000 lump sum payment for loss of life opportunities and $25,000 per year for 10 years.)" |
Was Perpetrator Identified? |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
48 |
Age When Released: |
54 |
Sex: |
Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
Black |
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"Michael Shannon, National Registry of Exonerations" |
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