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Kerry Max Cook (born 1956) is an American former death row inmate who was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death for the rape and murder of 21-year-old Linda Jo Edwards in 1977. [1] On June 19, 2024, the Texas Criminal Court of Appeals determined that he was actually innocent, citing a litany of prosecutorial misconduct and errors. [2]
Dallas, Texas: Death 12 years Yes Adams was convicted of killing Dallas police officer Robert W. Wood. In 1988, the film The Thin Blue Line, which was based on the case, was released. Public outcry over the film prompted officials to re-examine the case. Adams was released in 1989. [97] 1977: Dewey Bozella: Murder Poughkeepsie, New York: 20 ...
He lobbied Idaho’s governor to sign a bill providing compensation to the wrongfully convicted, and in 2021 that bill became law, providing $62,000 for each year a person was incarcerated and ...
On Monday, a Texas court set an October execution date for a man named Robert Roberson, despite overwhelming evidence that he was wrongly convicted of killing his 2-year-old daughter in 2003 ...
A new date must now be set for Roberson’s execution, providing precious time for his attorneys and a bipartisan group of Texas House members who believe he was wrongfully convicted of murder in ...
Michael Toney, Texas. Convicted 1999. Toney later died in a car accident on October 3, 2009, just one month and a day after his exoneration. [223] Yancy Douglas, Oklahoma. Convicted 1995. [224] Paris Powell, Oklahoma. Convicted 1997. [225] Robert Springsteen, Texas. Convicted 2001. [226]
Idaho has done next to nothing to prevent repeating Christopher Tapp’s shocking wrongful conviction. How many other innocents are behind bars? | Opinion Chris Tapp only had 47 years.
Short video by Amnesty International. Anthony Charles Graves (born August 29, 1965) is the 138th exonerated death row inmate in America. [1] With no record of violence, [1] he was arrested at 26 years old, wrongfully convicted, and incarcerated for 18 years before finally being exonerated and released. [2]