Tag: Wrongful conviction
Dana Stubblefield Released from Prison: Rape Conviction Reversed
Dana Stubblefield, the former NFL star who was convicted of rape more than four years ago, has been granted his release from prison after a California appellate court reversed his conviction due to racially...
Woman Freed After 43 Years in Prison as Murder Conviction Overturned
Sandra Hemme, a Missouri woman who spent 43 years in prison after implicating herself in a 1980 murder while she was a psychiatric patient, has been released from prison. This decision came after her...
Man Exonerated After 45 Years in Virginia Prison
A man who was imprisoned for 45 years in Virginia for the sexual assault and murder of a 3-year-old boy has been declared innocent by the state Court of Appeals. Marvin Leon Grimm Jr.,...
Innocent Missouri Woman’s Murder Conviction Overturned After 40 Years in Prison
A woman in Missouri, Sandra Hemme, has had her murder conviction overturned after spending 43 years in prison. The judge ruled that she had established evidence of actual innocence and must be released unless...