Eric Simmons

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Charge:	Conspiracy to commit First Degree Murder
Sentence:	Life Imprisonment
Years Imprisoned:	24.67
Year Crime:	1994
Year Convicted:	1995
Year Cleared:	2019
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Maryland
County or Region of Crime:	Baltimore
City of Crime:	Baltimore
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Eric Simmons was codefendant of his brother Kenneth McPherson aka JR. Both were wrongly convicted in 1995 of Conspiracy to commit First Degree Murder committed in Baltimore County, Maryland in 1994. After their convictions McPherson and Simmons were each sentenced to life imprisonment. Kenneth McPherson and Eric Simmons were exonerated in 2019 based on new evidence. In supporting the reversal of McPherson and Simmons' convictions, Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby said that Mr McPherson was at a nearby party when the shooting happened and that Simmons was home in bed. They were released from prison in May 2019. In June 2020 the Maryland Board of Public Works approved wrongful imprisonment compensation of $81,868 for each year of McPherson and Simmons' confinement after their convictions, a total of about 1.9 million each. The money is to be paid over a seven year period of time."
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Innocence Proved By:
Defendant Aided By:	University of Baltimore School of Law Innocence Project Clinic
Compensation Awarded:	"$1,900,000 (State of Maryland, June 2020)"
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Age When Imprisoned:	24
Age When Released:	49
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"Baltimore brothers wrongfully jailed for 24 years get $3.8m, By Staff, BBC News, June 18, 2020"
Information Location 1:	https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53098758
Information Source 2:	"Maryland Board Approves Nearly $4M for 2 Wrongly Imprisoned, By Brian Witte, NBC Washington, June 18, 2020"
Information Location 2:	https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/maryland-board-approves-nearly-4m-for-2-wrongly-imprisoned/2336013/
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Eric Simmons

Charge:

Conspiracy to commit First Degree Murder

Sentence:

Life Imprisonment

Years Imprisoned:

24.67

Year Crime:

1994

Year Convicted:

1995

Year Cleared:

2019

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 School of Law Innocence Project Clinic

Compensation Awarded:

"$1,900,000 (State of Maryland, June 2020)"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

24

Age When Released:

49

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"Baltimore brothers wrongfully jailed for 24 years get $3.8m, By Staff, BBC News, June 18, 2020"

Information Location 1:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53098758

Information Source 2:

"Maryland Board Approves Nearly $4M for 2 Wrongly Imprisoned, By Brian Witte, NBC Washington, June 18, 2020"

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https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/maryland-board-approves-nearly-4m-for-2-wrongly-imprisoned/2336013/

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