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Lawrence Williams

 

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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Defendant Aided By:

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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

Information Source 2:

"Exoneration for a Man in Prison for 2 Years, By Mosi Secret (staff), The New York Times, October 26, 2012"

Information Location 2:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/27/nyregion/lawrence-williams-convicted-of-assault-is-exonerated.html?_r=0

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