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Black Man Who Spent 25 Years on Mississippi's Death Row Released From Prison After Evidence is Discredited
A Black man in Mississippi who spent over 25 years on death row has been freed after key evidence used in his conviction was discredited. According to the Associated Press, the now 67-year-old Eddie Lee Howard was convicted of capital murder multiple times in the 1992 stabbing death of 84-year-old Georgia Kemp. District Attorney Scott Colom…
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Ex Dallas Cop Amber Guyger Is Set to Appeal Her Murder Conviction in the Shooting Death of Botham Jean
Well, that didn’t take long. The former Dallas cop convicted of murder this month for fatally shooting her upstairs neighbor has filed notice that she plans to appeal the verdict. Amber Guyger was sentenced to 10 years in prison after she was convicted Oct. 1 of murder for gunning down Botham Jean, claiming she mistook…
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Star Witness Against C-Murder Recants Testimony, Says Cops Coerced Statement
The main witness in Corey “C-Murder” Miller’s 2009 second-degree murder conviction now swears that prosecutors and cops pressured him to falsely testify against the No Limit rapper. Now serving a life sentence at Angola Correctional Facility, one of the toughest prisons in the country, C-Murder was a star on his brother Percy “Master P” Miller’s…
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Michael Dunn Appeals Murder Conviction for Shooting Jordan Davis in Loud-Music Case
Michael Dunn, the Florida man who was convicted of murder for shooting Jordan Davis at a gas station in November 2012, is seeking to have his convictions and life sentence thrown out, the Florida Times-Union reports. Dunn had gotten into an argument with Jordan, 17, and his friends over the loud music coming from their vehicle…