#wrongful conviction

#wrongful conviction

Marvin Haynes, who had been serving a life sentence for a 2004 killing, had his conviction overturned after a flawed investigation and new evidence emerged.

The prosecutor's office concluded that Haynes did not receive a fair trial and that the actual killer likely remained at large. [ more ]

George Bell, a man who spent over two decades in prison for murders he did not commit, will receive a $17.5 million settlement from New York City, which is an apparent record.

Bell's conviction was overturned in 2021 after a judge found that prosecutors had withheld evidence and made false statements at trial.

The settlement is the largest the city has paid for a wrongful conviction. [ more ]