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Michael Shannon

 

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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Innocence Proved By:

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?

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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