New York prosecutors have moved to vacate the unjust convictions of two men, Jabar Walker and C.J. Rice, after nearly three decades. Rice, a Philadelphia teenager, was sentenced to prison for a crime he insists he didn't commit. The convictions were overturned, and the men now await decisions from the District Attorney on whether to retry the cases or release them. The cases involved reinvestigations with Legal Aid NYC and Innocence Project, and were linked to the notoriously corrupt 30th Precinct, known as the 'Dirty 30,' where 33 NYPD officers were arrested. Walker, wrongfully convicted of a double homicide, was exonerated in a Manhattan court after maintaining his innocence for over two decades.
After a cover story in @TheAtlantic, a man convicted of a crime he insists he did not commit now has a chance to be freed from prison. @AndrewAoyama on a consequential turn in the case of the Philadelphia teenager C. J. Rice: https://t.co/9mtALoSupU
Man Imprisoned as Teen Has Conviction Overturned Following Exposé on Incompetent Lawyer by CNN's @jaketapper https://t.co/FqRDLe4xrZ https://t.co/VHPdSbVNcL
The Atlantic: C. J. Rice’s Conviction Is Overturned https://t.co/sPBUpLUZIC
After a cover story in @TheAtlantic, a man convicted of a crime he insists he did not commit now has a chance to be freed from prison. @AndrewAoyama on a consequential turn in the case of the Philadelphia teenager C. J. Rice: https://t.co/CS3ZMpgWRZ
New York prosecutors move to vacate unjust convictions of 2 men after nearly 3 decades https://t.co/999xfwyqg5 https://t.co/SpTu1GUnU6
New York prosecutors move to vacate unjust convictions of 2 men after nearly 3 decades https://t.co/j109kk6fWf https://t.co/gcYqRuui8g
Here's the story I wrote for @TheAtlantic for the Oct 2022 issue about the injustice of CJ Rice's 30-60 year sentence. Today a judge overturned his conviction! https://t.co/68MZ8CMRAa
Judge overturns C.J. Rice‘s conviction — he could soon be a free man!!! https://t.co/84DI5TB9lI
Two men have convictions cleared in decades-old Manhattan murders: ‘Never lost faith’ https://t.co/p3JjYXnmLx https://t.co/feFnr7lBIV
A man wrongfully convicted of a double homicide was exonerated Monday in a Manhattan court. For more than two decades, Jabar Walker maintained his innocence. @Christinafantv reports. https://t.co/OwyuNvzrSC
Last year, @jaketapper wrote about C. J. Rice, a teenager sentenced to prison for a crime he insists he didn’t commit. Today, Rice’s conviction was overturned. He now awaits a decision from the District Attorney on whether to retry the case—or release him. https://t.co/5nnEzugriI
CJ Rice could soon be a free man https://t.co/r2yl1pne2x
⚖️Two men who served combined 50 years in prison for murder have sentences vacated by Manhattan DA Reinvestigations with @LegalAidNYC @innocence Then a notoriously corrupt 30th Precinct, known as the “Dirty 30,” involved. 33 NYPD officers were arrested https://t.co/I6sJKWnBj8
New York prosecutors move to vacate unjust convictions of 2 men after nearly 3 decades https://t.co/pWkshpqM6u https://t.co/iZDpU3B0PS