Clayton Thomas Jr.

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Charge:	Murder
Sentence:	Life Imprisonment without possibility of parole
Years Imprisoned:	26
Year Crime:	1990
Year Convicted:	1994
Year Cleared:	2019
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Pennsylvania
County or Region of Crime:	Philadelphia
City of Crime:	Philadelphia
Result:	Judicially Exonerated (Not released due to other charges.)
Summary of Case:	"Clayton Thomas Jr. aka Mustafa, was co-defendant of Shaurn Thomas. Both defendants were wrongly convicted in 1994 of second-degree murder for the November 1990 robbery and killing of Domingo Martinez in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1990. Both defendants were sentenced to life in prison without parole. Shaurn Thomas' conviction was overturned and the charges dismissed in 2017. Thomas' case was the first one that resulted in an exoneration following an investigation by the Philadelphia Conviction Integrity Unit. Clayton Thomas' conviction was overturned and the charges dismissed on May 31, 2019. He remained imprisoned for his conviction in an unrelated crime. Shaurn Thomas filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against he Philadelphia Police Department and several officers that in early January 2020 he agreed to settle for $4.15 million."
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Age When Imprisoned:	26
Age When Released:	52
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
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Clayton Thomas Jr.

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

Life Imprisonment without possibility of parole

Years Imprisoned:

26

Year Crime:

1990

Year Convicted:

1994

Year Cleared:

2019

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Pennsylvania

County or Region of Crime:

Philadelphia

City of Crime:

Philadelphia

Result:

Judicially Exonerated (Not released due to other charges.)

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

26

Age When Released:

52

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

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"Clayton "Mustafa" Thomas, Jr., National Registry of Exonertions"

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