Dwayne Sutton

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Charge:	Second Degree Murder
Sentence:	20 years to life imprisonment
Years Imprisoned:	5.5
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Year Convicted:	1984
Year Cleared:	1987
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	New York
County or Region of Crime:	Kings
City of Crime:	New York City
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	Dwayne Sutton
Conviction Caused By:	"False admissions by Sutton and his co-defendant in their coerced involuntary police statements. Sutton was hit and punched by detectives, his request to call home was refused, and he was not read his Miranda rights.."
Innocence Proved By:	"Acquitted on October 20, 1987 after his retrial."
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Sex:	Male
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Information Source 1:	"People v. Dwayne Sutton, 122 A.D.2d 896, 505 N.Y.S.2d 937, 938 (2d Dep't 1986) (reversing the conviction)."
Information Location 1:	"http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=17804851496456778181&q=122+A.D.2d+896,+505+N.Y.S.2d+937&hl=en&as_sdt=6,48"
Information Source 2:	"Inevitable Error: Wrongful New York State Homicide Convictions, 1965-1988, by Marty I. Rosenbaum, 18 N.Y.U. Rev. L. & Soc. Change 807, 827"
Information Location 2:	http://deskovic.org/research/article/id/Inevitable-Error-Wrongful-New-York-State-Homicide-Convictions
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Dwayne Sutton

Charge:

Second Degree Murder

Sentence:

20 years to life imprisonment

Years Imprisoned:

5.5

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1984

Year Cleared:

1987

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

New York

County or Region of Crime:

Kings

City of Crime:

New York City

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Dwayne Sutton

Conviction Caused By:

"False admissions by Sutton and his co-defendant in their coerced involuntary police statements. Sutton was hit and punched by detectives, his request to call home was refused, and he was not read his Miranda rights.."

Innocence Proved By:

"Acquitted on October 20, 1987 after his retrial."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Information Source 1:

"People v. Dwayne Sutton, 122 A.D.2d 896, 505 N.Y.S.2d 937, 938 (2d Dep't 1986) (reversing the conviction)."

Information Location 1:

"http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=17804851496456778181&q=122+A.D.2d+896,+505+N.Y.S.2d+937&hl=en&as_sdt=6,48"

Information Source 2:

"Inevitable Error: Wrongful New York State Homicide Convictions, 1965-1988, by Marty I. Rosenbaum, 18 N.Y.U. Rev. L. & Soc. Change 807, 827"

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http://deskovic.org/research/article/id/Inevitable-Error-Wrongful-New-York-State-Homicide-Convictions

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