Johnny Hincapie was wrongly convicted in the fatal stabbing of Brian Watkins, who was in New York to watch the U.S. Open.
Tag: False Arrests, Convictions and Imprisonments
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Finance Companies Target Exonerated Prisoners With High Interest Advances
Many former prisoners are broke until state settlements arrive. Tiding them over has become a niche market for finance firms. An investment can reap 33 percent interest.
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He Was Wrongly Imprisoned at 16. Eight Years Later, He Walks Free.
Shamel Capers was convicted at the age of 16 of a murder he insisted he did not commit. On Thursday, the conviction was thrown out after the discovery of exonerating evidence.
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He Was Wrongly Imprisoned at 16. Eight Years Later, He Walks Free.
Shamel Capers was convicted at the age of 16 of a murder he insisted he did not commit. On Thursday, the conviction was thrown out after the discovery of exonerating evidence.
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Manhattan DA Dismisses Nearly 200 Convictions Tied to Discredited NYPD Officers
The convictions were connected to eight members of the N.Y.P.D. who “abused their positions of power,” according to the Manhattan district attorney, and came amid hundreds of other dismissals by city prosecutors.