Data from NRE's extensive documentation of #wrongfulconviction cases is cited in support of the case made here for new legislation in #Illinois . The proposed law would greatly limit the chances a #falseconfession could produce a conviction.

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In 2001, Quincy Amerson was sentenced to life in prison without parole after being convicted of murder in the death of a 7-year-old girl in Harnett County, #NorthCarolina . He was #exonerated in 2024 after a new review of his case's #forensics .

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Eight years ago today, John Nolley of #FortWorth , Texas, was released after 19 years of #wrongfulimprisonment for a murder he did not commit. His was a textbook case of the power of false testimony, including a jailhouse snitch.

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In 2003, Luis Galarza was convicted of two counts of murder in Bridgeport, #Connecticut . He was #exonerated in 2024, based on undisclosed evidence that impeached several witnesses about their motives for testifying against Galarza.

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In 2008, Kainte Hickey was sentenced to life in prison for a murder in #Detroit . He was granted a new trial and #acquitted in 2024 based on testimony of witnesses that he was elsewhere at the time of the crime.

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Donald Raynor was convicted of murder in #Hartford , Conn., in 2015. He was #acquitted at retrial in 2024, in part based on new scientific information about the accuracy of the firearms evidence used to link Raynor to the murder weapon.

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Today, we remember John Thompson of #NewOrleans , who was #wrongfullyconvicted of murder on this date in 1985 and freed after retrial on this same calendar day in 2003. Tragically, he passed away in 2017.

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On this date in 2014, Robert Hill of #Brooklyn regained his freedom, ending 27 years of #wrongfulimprisonment . His conviction was the result of efforts led by corrupt NYPD detective Louis Scarcella.

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In 2013, Brandon Washington was convicted of 2 assault counts for his alleged role in a shooting near #Sacramento , Cal. A judge granted him a finding of actual innocence in 2023, after an appellate court ruled insufficient evidence to convict.

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Dale Wilson, of Medford, #Oregon , was convicted of burglary and other charges in 2016. He was #exonerated in 2022 after a witness recanted and an appellate court ruled his attorney had been ineffective in failing to exclude hearsay evidence.

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In 1983, Gregory Holden, of #Philadelphia was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison. After 40 years, he was #exonerated in 2024 based on undisclosed evidence that supported Holden's claim that he was not involved in the shooting.

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In 2014, Anthony Robinson was sentenced to 55 years in prison for a murder in #Chicago . He was #exonerated in 2024 based on evidence he was elsewhere at the time of the crime and was on crutches, so could not have fled on foot as described.

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In 1984, Jerry Davis was sentenced to life without parole for a murder in #New Orleans. He was #exonerated in 2024 on evidence that two witnesses who implicated him were the actual perpetrators, along with other problems with his prosecution.

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The NRE marks another  #milestone , as we passed the 3,500-case mark this month. Our database now contains over 3,500 individual stories of exoneration, accounting for more than 32,000 years lost to  #wrongfulimprisonment .

In 2021, William Woods was sentenced to two years in prison after he pled no-contest to identity theft in #Los Angeles, California. He was #exonerated in 2024 after the person who stole Woods's identity was convicted in federal court in Iowa.

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In 2003, Alphonso Davis was sentenced to 50 years in prison for a shooting that killed one teen and wounded another in #Albany , N.Y. He was #exonerated in 2024 based on several factors pointing to #wrongfulconviction .

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In 2019, Laronda Turner was sentenced to life in prison for taking part in a triple murder in #Memphis . In 2024, the Tennessee Supreme Court vacated her conviction and #dismissed her case because of information prosecutors failed to disclose.

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In 1994, Jerry Gillespie was sentenced to 40 years in prison after he falsely confessed to a murder in #Chicago . He was #exonerated in 2024 based on evidence that police beat him into confessing and after the real killers admitted their crimes.

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