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Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Murder |
Sentence: |
25 years to Life imprisonment |
Years Imprisoned: |
32 |
Year Crime: |
1984 |
Year Convicted: |
1984 |
Year Cleared: |
2017 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
California |
County or Region of Crime: |
Los Angeles |
City of Crime: |
Los Angeles |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary of Case: |
Andrew Leander Wilson was wrongly convicted in 1984 of murder in Los Angeles. Andrew Wilson was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. |
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Defendant Aided By: |
Loyola Law School’s Project for the Innocent |
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Was Perpetrator Identified? |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
30 |
Age When Released: |
62 |
Sex: |
Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
Black |
Information Source 1: |
"After 32 years behind bars, man walks free to meet jubilant family after judge throws out murder conviction, By Marisa Gerber (Staff reporter), Los Angeles Times, March 16, 2017" |
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http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-andrew-wilson-release-20170316-story.html |
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Innocents Database Created and Maintained by Hans Sherrer innocents@forejustice.org