|
Wrongly Convicted Database Record
|
Charge: |
Murder |
Sentence: |
Life Imprisonment |
Years Imprisoned: |
9.58 |
Year Crime: |
2006 |
Year Convicted: |
2007 |
Year Cleared: |
2015 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Pennsylvania |
County or Region of Crime: |
Philadelphia |
City of Crime: |
Philadelphia |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
"Edward Stewart was wrongly convicted on August 6, 2007 of murder and illegal use of a weapon in the shooting death of Kevin Bing in Philadelphia on April 7, 2006. After his conviction by a jury Stewart was sentenced to life in prison. On December 3, 2015 Stewart was acquitted by a jury after a retrial." |
Conviction Caused By: |
|
Innocence Proved By: |
"On December 3, 2015 Stewart was acquitted by a jury after a retrial." |
Defendant Aided By: |
|
Compensation Awarded: |
|
Was Perpetrator Identified? |
|
Age When Imprisoned: |
26 |
Age When Released: |
35 |
Sex: |
Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
Black |
Information Source 1: |
"Edward Stewart, National Registry of Exonerations" |
Information Location 1: |
https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=4876 |
Information Source 2: |
|
Information Location 2: |
|
Information Source 3: |
|
Information Location 3: |
|
Information Source 4: |
|
Information Location 4: |
|
Information Source 5: |
|
Information Location 5: |
|
Book About Case: |
|
Book Information: |
|
Book About Case (2): |
|
Book Information (2): |
|
Movie About Case: |
|
Comments About Case: |
Innocents Database Created and Maintained by Hans Sherrer innocents@forejustice.org