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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Age at the time of exoneration
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Original sentence
50-years in prison
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Crime
Gang-related murder
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Exonerated by Cook County Judge Joseph Claps
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A suspect for the murder was arrested on May 1, 2009, in Indiana
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Released from Hill Correctional Center in GalesburgChicago Sun-Times: Arrested at 13, Inmate Freed (May 4, 2009)
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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)
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Murder of 19- year-old Eric Morro occurred on February 3, 1993Chicago Sun-Times: Arrested at 13, Inmate Freed (May 4, 2009)
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An eye-witness to the '93 murder identified Jimenez as the gunmanChicago Sun-Times: Arrested at 13, Inmate Freed (May 4, 2009)
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Tried as an adult
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Convicted in 1994
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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)
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Tape was given to police, but they'd already accused JimenezChicago Sun-Times: Arrested at 13, Inmate Freed (May 4, 2009)
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In July 2006 and May 2007 two key witnesses recounted their original testimonyChicago Sun-Times: Arrested at 13, Inmate Freed (May 4, 2009)
