Actor exonerated after 24 years in prison for wrongful murder conviction
“Sing Sing” actor Jon-Adrian “JJ” Velazquez is finally heading home after serving nearly 24 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. He was exonerated Monday morning of his wrongful conviction at the Manhattan Supreme Court by Judge Abraham Clott, according to Variety.
JJ Velazquez exonerated: ‘Sing Sing' actor cleared of wrongful conviction in NYPD murder
After serving nearly 24 years in prison before being granted clemency and starring in last year’s movie “ Sing Sing,” Jon-Adrian “JJ” Velazquez has officially been exonerated of a murder prosecutors now say he didn’t commit.
A New York judge on Monday vacated the conviction and dismissed the case against Jon-Adrian Velazquez, who spent more than 20 ...
The estate of a wrongfully convicted man who served over 20 years in prison for a 1995 arson and murder can continue pursuing claims against an agency that administered a polygraph and used other ...
In 1998, Velazquez was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison despite not matching the suspect’s description. At the time, ...
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According to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg's office, two individuals committed a robbery of a gambling parlor on ...
A man who spent more than two decades behind bars for a murder he didn't commit is officially a free man. Jon-Adrian ...
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