Clarence Shipley

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Charge:	"First Degree Murder, Robbery and Firearm charges"
Sentence:	Life Imprisonment
Years Imprisoned:	27.1
Year Crime:	1991
Year Convicted:	1992
Year Cleared:	2018
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Maryland
County or Region of Crime:	Baltimore
City of Crime:	Baltimore
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Clarence Shipley was wrongly convicted in 1992 of First Degree Murder, Robbery and Firearm charges committed in Baltimore County, Maryland in 1991. After his conviction Clarence Shipley was sentenced to Life Imprisonment. Clarence Shipley was exonerated in 2018. On October 30, 2019 the Board of Public Works the Maryland Board of Public Works approved payment of $78,916 per year of imprisonment under the state wrongful imprisonment statute. Clarence Shipley was awarded a total of $2,102,792."
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Defendant Aided By:	University of Baltimore Innocence Clinic and Conviction Integrity Program of the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office
Compensation Awarded:	"$2,102,792 (State of Maryland, 10-30-2019)"
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Age When Imprisoned:	20
Age When Released:	47
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"Maryland BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS - AFTER MEETING AGENDA SUMMARY, October 30, 2019, pgs 5 & 6"
Information Location 1:	https://bpw.maryland.gov/MeetingDocs/2019-Oct-30-Summary.pdf
Information Source 2:	"Maryland Board OKs $9M For 5 Wrongly Imprisoned Men, By Staff, CBS Baltimore, October 30, 2020"
Information Location 2:	https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2019/10/30/maryland-board-oks-9m-for-5-wrongly-imprisoned-men/
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Clarence Shipley

Charge:

"First Degree Murder, Robbery and Firearm charges"

Sentence:

Life Imprisonment

Years Imprisoned:

27.1

Year Crime:

1991

Year Convicted:

1992

Year Cleared:

2018

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Maryland

County or Region of Crime:

Baltimore

City of Crime:

Baltimore

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

Defendant Aided By:

University of Baltimore Innocence Clinic and Conviction Integrity Program of the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office

Compensation Awarded:

"$2,102,792 (State of Maryland, 10-30-2019)"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

20

Age When Released:

47

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"Maryland BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS - AFTER MEETING AGENDA SUMMARY, October 30, 2019, pgs 5 & 6"

Information Location 1:

https://bpw.maryland.gov/MeetingDocs/2019-Oct-30-Summary.pdf

Information Source 2:

"Maryland Board OKs $9M For 5 Wrongly Imprisoned Men, By Staff, CBS Baltimore, October 30, 2020"

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https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2019/10/30/maryland-board-oks-9m-for-5-wrongly-imprisoned-men/

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