Wrongful Conviction

Two and a half years after the I-Team first revealed problems with the police line-up that led to Jaythan Kendrick’s arrest for murder, a Queens judge threw out his conviction and apologized on behalf of the justice system

After a man was wrongfuly convicted, the Innocence Project helped him be set free after 25 years in prison, Chris Glorioso reports.

A Massachusetts man who spent 34 years behind bars for a killing he maintains he did not commit has been freed while the courts determine whether he should get a new trial.

Robert Majors always insisted he did not rob an armored truck on the streets of Flushing in 1997. It took him more than 22 years, but he finally proved to a judge that he was wrongfully convicted. On Wednesday, Majors walked out of Green Haven Correctional Facility a free man.  He promptly hugged his niece with watery eyes. “I didn’t…

More than 1,000 tainted cases were tallied in a new nationwide study by the registry that measures the role of government misconduct in wrongful convictions — and how that misconduct falls heaviest on Black exonerees. The study, published Tuesday, examined 2,400 cases from 1989 through February 2019 in which people were absolved of criminal convictions, and it found that 54...

For Terrance Lewis, the last year has been “breathtaking,” but also a bit bittersweet.

A Kansas man who spent 23 years in prison for a double murder he did not commit was granted more than $1.5 million in compensation under the state’s mistaken-conviction statute.

Fred Clay spent 38 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. After being released, he is looking to educate others. Clay was wrongfully convicted in the 1979 murder of a cab driver in Boston’s Roslindale neighborhood. Wednesday, the AMC Boston Common showcased much more than a film. Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins joined Clay for a public…

A New York man who spent 17 years in prison for the murders of his parents before his conviction was thrown out is expected to be sworn in as a lawyer

A Manhattan judge has denied a motion to vacate the murder convictions of two best friends who said they were wrongfully accused of killing a French tourist in Times Square on New Year’s Day in 1987

The longtime friends were convicted of mugging and killing a French tourist near Times Square 33 years ago. After allegations of police and prosecutorial misconduct, the the friends were hopeful they could have their convictions overturned, but a judge disagreed and ruled the convictions will stand. The I-Team’s Sarah Wallace reports.

The city of Philadelphia has agreed to pay $4.15 million to a man who spent 24 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit, one of the largest such payouts in city history. City officials agreed last week to settle a civil rights lawsuit filed by Shaurn Thomas, who was 20 when he was convicted of second-degree murder in…

A man who spent 27 years behind bars for the deadly stabbing of a New York City woman was cleared Monday, after prosecutors concluded that evidence that could have helped him was kept from his lawyers.

A man who spent 27 years behind bars for the deadly stabbing of a New York City woman has been cleared. A Queens judge tossed out Felipe Rodriguez’ murder conviction Monday.

They were best friends growing up together in Brooklyn, then went to prison together for murder. Now 51-year-old Eric Smokes and 48-year-old David Warren are on a joint mission to clear their names. The I-Team’s Sarah Wallace reports.