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Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
First Degree Murder |
Sentence: |
55 years |
Years Imprisoned: |
16.75 |
Year Crime: |
2001 |
Year Convicted: |
2002 |
Year Cleared: |
2017 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Illinois |
County or Region of Crime: |
Cook |
City of Crime: |
Chicago |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary of Case: |
"John Velez was wrongly convicted of first-degree murder on October 15, 2002 in Chicago, Illinois. Velez' conviction was based on the testimony of a codefendant. Velez' alibi defense was that at the time of the shooting he was in Chicago suburban town of Cicero. After his conviction by a jury Velez was sentenced to 55 years in prison." |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
18 |
Age When Released: |
34 |
Sex: |
Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
Hispanic |
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"John Velez, National Registry of Exonerations" |
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