William Nieves

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Charge:	Murder
Sentence:	Death
Years Imprisoned:	7.08
Year Crime:	1992
Year Convicted:	1994
Year Cleared:	2000
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Pennsylvania
County or Region of Crime:	Philadelphia
City of Crime:	Huntington Park
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"William Nieves was wrongly convicted in 1994 of murder in Huntington Park. After his conviction by a jury Nieves was sentenced to death for the 1992 crime. Post-conviction DNA testing of crime scene evidence excluded Nieves as the assailant. His conviction was overturned in 2000, the charges were dismissed, and he was released after six years on death row."
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Innocence Proved By:	Post-conviction DNA testing.
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Hispanic
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William Nieves

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

Death

Years Imprisoned:

7.08

Year Crime:

1992

Year Convicted:

1994

Year Cleared:

2000

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Pennsylvania

County or Region of Crime:

Philadelphia

City of Crime:

Huntington Park

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

Post-conviction DNA testing.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Hispanic

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Death Penalty Information Center

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