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Earl Washington Jr. (born May 3, 1960) is a former Virginia death-row inmate, who was fully exonerated of murder charges against him in 2000. He had been wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death in 1984 for the 1982 rape and murder of Rebecca Lyn Williams in Culpeper, Virginia. [1]
In February 1990, Virginia was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. 20 years later, Virginia's lawyer discovered that the prosecution's key witness, toxicologist James Ferguson, lied about his credentials, prompting a court to reverse Virginia's conviction. In April 2011, the prosecution dismissed the case. [205] Oct 24, 1988
Tice's conviction had already been overturned. [27] In November 2016 the Virginia Attorney General instructed the Norfolk Police to videotape all interrogations and confessions in cases relating to homicides. [1] On March 21, 2017, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe granted absolute pardons to the Norfolk Four. These cleared their names and ...
A Virginia doctor who prescribed more than 500,000 opioid doses in less than two years had his conviction and 40-year prison sentence thrown out by a federal appeals court on Friday, because the ...
Local businessman Shaun Swinson was convicted on 2007 drug charges in Virginia, according to federal court documents Atlantic Beach town council candidate has felony conviction, spent time in ...
The state listed is that in which the conviction occurred, the year is that of release and the case is that which overturned the conviction. This list does not include: Posthumous pardons for individuals executed before 1950. Inmates who were given life sentences when their country, province or state abolished the death penalty.
Thomas Brooks III (born August 8, 1948) is a convicted American murderer and fugitive who is wanted by the Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC). On April 3, 1968, Brooks and three other teenagers participated in the robbery and murder of a man in Newport News, Virginia.
Fifteen of the 98 cases coming through Virginia courtrooms involve Petersburg, according to data from the attorney general's office 15 'Ceasefire' cases in Virginia courts originated in Petersburg ...