Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Attempted Murder and Firearm Charge |
Sentence: |
100 years |
Years Imprisoned: |
11.87 |
Year Crime: |
1997 |
Year Convicted: |
1998 |
Year Cleared: |
2009 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Maryland |
County or Region of Crime: |
Baltimore |
City of Crime: |
Baltimore |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
"Hubert James Williams was wrongly convicted in 1998 of Attempted Murder and Firearm Charge committed in Baltimore County, Maryland in 1997. After his conviction Hubert Williams was sentenced to 100 years in prison. Hubert Williams was exonerated in 2009. On October 30, 2019 the Board of Public Works the Maryland Board of Public Works approved payment of $78,916 per year of imprisonment under the state's wrongful imprisonment statute. Hubert Williams was awarded a total of $903,560." |
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Compensation Awarded: |
"$903,560 (State of Maryland, 10-30-2019)" |
Was Perpetrator Identified? |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
46 |
Age When Released: |
58 |
Sex: |
Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
White |
Information Source 1: |
"Maryland Board OKs $9M For 5 Wrongly Imprisoned Men, By Staff, CBS Baltimore, October 30, 2020" |
Information Location 1: |
https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2019/10/30/maryland-board-oks-9m-for-5-wrongly-imprisoned-men/ |
Information Source 2: |
"Maryland BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS - AFTER MEETING AGENDA SUMMARY, October 30, 2019, pgs 5 & 6" |
Information Location 2: |
https://bpw.maryland.gov/MeetingDocs/2019-Oct-30-Summary.pdf |
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