Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Assault (Including Battery) |
Sentence: |
10 years |
Years Imprisoned: |
3.67 |
Year Crime: |
2008 |
Year Convicted: |
2009 |
Year Cleared: |
2012 |
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: |
Lawrence Williams |
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Was Perpetrator Identified? |
Yes |
Age When Imprisoned: |
33 |
Age When Released: |
36 |
Sex: |
Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
Black |
Information Source 1: |
"After two years behind bars for shooting he did not commit, Lawrence Williams officially cleared, By Oren Yaniv (staff), New York Daily News, October 26, 2012" |
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http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/wrongful-shooting-suspect-officially-cleared-article-1.1193323 |
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"Exoneration for a Man in Prison for 2 Years, By Mosi Secret (staff), The New York Times, October 26, 2012" |
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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/27/nyregion/lawrence-williams-convicted-of-assault-is-exonerated.html?_r=0 |
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