Thaddeus Jimenez

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    • Age at the time of exoneration: 30Chicago Sun-Times: Arrested at 13, Inmate Freed (May 4, 2009)
    • Spent 16 years in jailChicago Sun-Times: Arrested at 13, Inmate Freed (May 4, 2009)
    • Arrested in 1993Chicago Sun-Times: Arrested at 13, Inmate Freed (May 4, 2009)
    • Original sentence: 50-years in prison
    • Crime: Gang-related murder
    • Exonerated by Cook County Judge Joseph Claps
    • A suspect for the murder was arrested on May 1, 2009, in Indiana
    • Vacated from prison on May 1, 2009Chicago Sun-Times: Arrested at 13, Inmate Freed (May 4, 2009)
    • Released from Hill Correctional Center in GalesburgChicago Sun-Times: Arrested at 13, Inmate Freed (May 4, 2009)
    • Motion to exonerate Jimenez was filed by Assistant State's Attorney Celeste Stack and personal attorneys Stuart Chanen and Steve DrizinChicago Sun-Times: Arrested at 13, Inmate Freed (May 4, 2009)
    • Murder of 19- year-old Eric Morro occurred on February 3, 1993Chicago Sun-Times: Arrested at 13, Inmate Freed (May 4, 2009)
    • An eye-witness to the '93 murder identified Jimenez as the gunmanChicago Sun-Times: Arrested at 13, Inmate Freed (May 4, 2009)
    • Tried as an adult
    • Convicted in 1994
    • At the time of the trail the current suspect was taped saying that he committed the murderChicago Sun-Times: Arrested at 13, Inmate Freed (May 4, 2009)
    • Tape was given to police, but they'd already accused JimenezChicago Sun-Times: Arrested at 13, Inmate Freed (May 4, 2009)
    • In July 2006 and May 2007 two key witnesses recounted their original testimonyChicago Sun-Times: Arrested at 13, Inmate Freed (May 4, 2009)
  • Thaddeus Jimenez now 30-years-old was sentenced to 50-years in prison for a gang murder that took place in Chicago 16 years ago. In May of 2009, Jimenez was exonerated for the crime when a man arrested in Indiana was named a suspect. Jimenez's lawyers are saying that their client is the youngest person in U.S. history to be wrongfully convicted of murder.Chicago Sun-Times: Arrested at 13, Inmate Freed (May 4, 2009)

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