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This Black woman was released after a “wrongful conviction” but they left out (1) tiny detail.

This Black woman was released after a “wrongful conviction” but they left out (1) tiny detail.

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Donald Trump’s Felony Conviction And Its Impact, Explained

Donald Trump’s Felony Conviction And Its Impact, Explained

On Thursday, former President Donald Trump was found guilty of all 34 counts against him in a New York “hush money” trial brought against him by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. Trump, who also faces three other criminal cases related to election interference, the January 6 insurrection and mishandling classified documents, is now the first president in […]

Man Serving 400 Years In Prison After Wrongful Conviction Has Been Exonerated

Man Serving 400 Years In Prison After Wrongful Conviction Has Been Exonerated

Sidney Holmes, a 57-year-old who spent most of his life in prison for a crime he didn’t commit, has been acquitted.  Throughout his sentence, he maintained his innocence, as Atlanta Black Star reported. The post Man Serving 400 Years In Prison After Wrongful Conviction Has Been Exonerated appeared first on Blavity. In 1988, Holmes was accused of […]

New Orleans man freed after conviction vacated in fatal 1997 shooting

New Orleans man freed after conviction vacated in fatal 1997 shooting

A man imprisoned for over 20 years for the 1997 shooting death of another man in New Orleans was freed last week after prosecutors agreed that his conviction should be vacated CBS News reports. Court records show a motion to vacate the conviction of 47-year-old Cedric L. Dent, in the shooting death of Anthony Milton […]

Ex-officer remains free while appealing manslaughter conviction in death of Cameron Lamb

Ex-officer remains free while appealing manslaughter conviction in death of Cameron Lamb

A former Kansas City detective convicted of fatally shooting a Black man will remain free on bond while his conviction is appealed, a judge ruled Tuesday. Jackson County Circuit Court Presiding Judge J. Dale Youngs ruled that Eric DeValkenaere, who is white, can stay out of prison during the appeal of his conviction for second-degree involuntary manslaughter and armed […]

Conviction overturned for man who served 44 years in prison

Conviction overturned for man who served 44 years in prison

MARKSVILLE, La. (AP) — A Black man in Louisiana is free after spending 44 years in prison for an attempted rape he says he didn’t commit. Avoyelles Parish Judge William Bennett on Tuesday overturned Vincent Simmons’ conviction Tuesday, finding that Simmons did not get a fair trial because jurors never heard some evidence in his […]