Randolph Williams

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Charge:	Second Degree Murder and Weapons charge
Sentence:	25 yrs to Life Imprisonment
Years Imprisoned:	9
Year Crime:	2007
Year Convicted:	2008
Year Cleared:	2016
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	New York
County or Region of Crime:	Kings
City of Crime:	New York City
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Randolph Williams was wrongly convicted in 2008 of second-degree murder related to a shooting in Kings County, New York in 2007. During his trial Williams' alibi defense was that at the time of the shooting he was 15 miles away at Coney Island with his girlfriend. After his conviction by a jury he was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. In February 2015, the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court, 2nd Dept. set-aside Williams’ convictions and ordered a new trial based on errors by the trial judge in excluding Williams from the courtroom during a hearing regarding whether a witness' statements to police identifying Williams' as the shooter would be admitted without the witness testifying. After Williams' retrial had begun, on March 15, 2016 Kings County Supreme Court Justice Alan Marrus granted the prosecution's motion to dismiss the indictment because their key witness couldn't be located to testify."
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Innocence Proved By:	"After Williams' retrial had begun, on March 15, 2016 Kings County Supreme Court Justice Alan Marrus granted the prosecution's motion to dismiss the indictment because their key witness couldn't be located to testify."
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Age When Imprisoned:	22
Age When Released:	31
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"Man accused of Brooklyn murder freed after spending nine years in jail as prosecutors fail to produce key witness, By Christina Carrega-woodby (Staff writer), New York Daily News, March 17, 2016"
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Randolph Williams

Charge:

Second Degree Murder and Weapons charge

Sentence:

25 yrs to Life Imprisonment

Years Imprisoned:

9

Year Crime:

2007

Year Convicted:

2008

Year Cleared:

2016

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

New York

County or Region of Crime:

Kings

City of Crime:

New York City

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"After Williams' retrial had begun, on March 15, 2016 Kings County Supreme Court Justice Alan Marrus granted the prosecution's motion to dismiss the indictment because their key witness couldn't be located to testify."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

22

Age When Released:

31

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"Man accused of Brooklyn murder freed after spending nine years in jail as prosecutors fail to produce key witness, By Christina Carrega-woodby (Staff writer), New York Daily News, March 17, 2016"

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http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/exclusive-brooklyn-man-accused-murder-freed-9-yrs-article-1.2568347

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