Hubert Nathan Myers and Clifford Williams explained

Hubert Nathan Myers and Clifford Williams are two African American men exonerated for First-Degree Murder and attempted murder after 42 years due to eyewitness misidentification, ineffective assistance of counsel and official misconduct.[1] [2] [3] They are the first exonerees freed based on an investigation by a Conviction Integrity Unit in Florida.[4] [5] [6] [7]

Conviction

They were convicted only on the testimony of one of the victims Nina Marshall, who was shot alongside Jeanette Williams who was killed.[8] [9] [10]

Exoneration

Both men were exonerated after 42 years due to eyewitness misidentification, ineffective assistance of counsel and official misconduct. They are the first exonerees freed based on an investigation by a Conviction Integrity Unit in Florida.

Compensation for wrongful conviction

Only Hubert Nathan Myers is eligible for compensation for wrongful conviction due to Florida's "Clean Hands Provision" which only allows compensation if a person is "not convicted of another violent felony or more than one non-violent felonies."

References

  1. Web site: Clifford Williams, Jr. - National Registry of Exonerations. 2021-01-03. www.law.umich.edu.
  2. Web site: Anatomy of a wrongful conviction. Jacksonville.com.
  3. Web site: Adan. Abukar. Men Freed After Serving 42 Years For Jacksonville Murder They 'Probably' Didn't Commit. 2021-01-03. news.wjct.org. 28 March 2019 . en.
  4. Web site: Hubert Nathan Myers & Clifford Williams Innocence Project of Florida. 2021-01-03. IPF. en.
  5. Web site: 2020-01-22. He didn't do it: Exoneree Clifford Williams files claim for 43 years of wrongful incarceration. 2021-01-03. Florida Phoenix. en-US.
  6. Web site: Pantazi. Zac Anderson and Andrew. Florida House committee approves $2.15 million for man exonerated after 43 years in prison. 2021-01-03. Tallahassee Democrat. en-US.
  7. Web site: After Spending 43 Years In Prison, 2 Men Wrongfully Convicted Of Murder Are Finally Free. 2021-01-03. Essence. 23 October 2020 . en-US.
  8. Web site: Dellatto. Marisa. 2019-03-31. Wrongfully convicted men finally free after 43 years in prison. 2021-01-03. New York Post. en-US.
  9. Web site: 2 relatives spent decades in prison for a crime they didn't commit. Only one is getting compensated.. 2021-01-03. www.cbsnews.com. 31 October 2019 . en-US.
  10. Web site: Peel. Jim Piggott, Tarik Minor, Steve Patrick, Corley. 2019-03-29. Wrongly convicted of murder: 2 men freed after 42 years in prison. 2021-01-03. WJXT. en.

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