January 25, 2016

Five New York City Men and A Woman Released After 18 Years For Wrongful Murder Conviction



Imprisoned: Eric Glisson (pictured right, with his lawyer Peter Cross), was convicted in the 1995 killing of a livery cab driver in New York City.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2248051/Eric-Glisson-Cathy-Watkins-released-jailed-17-years-murder-didnt-commit.html

Jailed for 17 YEARS for a murder they didn't commit: Prisoners finally released after being wrongly convicted of killing taxi driver
Eric Glisson and Cathy Watkins were convicted for the 1995 murder of cab driver Baith Diop
Judge throws out murder conviction - but keeps prisoners in jail over Christmas for related charges
By EDDIE WRENN FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 06:27 EST, 14 December 2012 | UPDATED: 09:02 EST, 14 December 2012

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New Yorker, Eric Glisson, Upon Release From 18 Years of Prison

http://www.nbcnews.com/watch/dateline/a-bronx-tale-part-1-275267140001

Dateline
NBC News
January 24, 2016 [Original broadcast June 2014]
A Bronx tale
Five men and a woman wrongfully convicted of homicide, jailed for 18 years. State gave each $3.9 million. They are suing the City of New York.

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