A Murder ‘Solved’ in 4 Hours Sent the Wrong Man to Prison for 23 Years
The New York Times, July 22, 2021: A Murder ‘Solved’ in 4 Hours Sent the Wrong Man to Prison for 23 Years
“It was around 6 p.m. on Good Friday in April 1996, and Shdell Lewis was walking with a close friend outside his home on Staten Island when a gunman wearing a black jacket and a Wu-Tang Clan hat walked past, turned around and opened fire. Mr. Lewis was hit several times, collapsed nearby and later died at a hospital.
Within hours, the police had identified Grant Williams, then 25, as his killer.
Mr. Williams was arrested soon after, convicted in 1997 and sentenced to life in prison, where he spent 23 years — all for a crime he did not commit.”
Additional reading:
Penn Law: Legal Scholarship Repository, April 2016: Conviction Review Units: A National Perspective
