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Michigan Supreme Court orders new trial for mother in 2006 shaken baby case

Chazlee Lemons was serving a life sentence after being convicted of first-degree murder in 2006

By Steve Neavling
Jul 31, 2024

Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Police, Chazlee Lemons, Innocence Project, Michigan Innocence Clinic, University of Michigan, wrongful conviction, Wayne County Prosecutor, Kym Worthy, shaken baby syndrome
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Detroit awards $7.5 million to man who says police framed him for murder he didn’t commit

In the past year, Detroit has shelled out nearly $25 million to settle three wrongful conviction lawsuits

By Steve Neavling
Jul 14, 2022

Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Detroit, Detroit police, wrongful conviction, Innocence Project, Detroit City Council, murder, guns, Desmond Ricks
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Judge vacates murder, rape convictions of Oakland County brothers who spent 25 years in prison

By Steve Neavling
Mar 22, 2022

Tags: Metro Detroit News, Melvin DeJesus, George DeJesus, Michigan Attorney General, Dana Nessel, Conviction Integrity Unit, Oakland County, rape, murder, wrongful conviction, Cooley Law School Innocence Project, University of Michigan Innocence Clinic
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Detroit artist and former Golden Gloves boxing champ Ray Gray’s infamous 1973 murder case is back before the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Conviction Integrity Unit

Retired Wayne County Sheriff’s deputy Marvin Bryant, the sole surviving sibling of murder victim Reuben Bryant, says he would support Gray’s release

By Dave Mesrey
Apr 4, 2021

Tags: Metro Detroit, News Hits, prison, prisoner, conviction integrity unit, wrongful conviction, exoneration, Ray Gray, Reuben Bryant, Golden Gloves, Kym Worthy, Valerie Newman, Gabi Silver, Detroit, Michigan
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After 15 years, convicted murderer persuades court to re-examine case

Is Marvin Cotton innocent?

By Ryan Felton and Dustin Blitchok
Sep 14, 2016

Tags: Local News, Marvin Cotton, wrongful conviction, Cover Story
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Michigan may soon join the 30 other states that pay exonerated prisoners

By Allie Gross
Jun 10, 2016

Tags: News Hits, wrongful conviction, innocence project, exoneration, pay

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