Hubert Nathan Myers and Clifford Williams

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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[edit]

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[edit]

Both men were exonerated 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]

Compensation for wrongful conviction[edit]

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."[9][11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Clifford Williams, Jr. - National Registry of Exonerations". www.law.umich.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  2. ^ a b "Anatomy of a wrongful conviction". Jacksonville.com.
  3. ^ a b Adan, Abukar (28 March 2019). "Men Freed After Serving 42 Years For Jacksonville Murder They 'Probably' Didn't Commit". news.wjct.org. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  4. ^ a b "Hubert Nathan Myers & Clifford Williams | Innocence Project of Florida". IPF. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  5. ^ a b "He didn't do it: Exoneree Clifford Williams files claim for 43 years of wrongful incarceration". Florida Phoenix. 2020-01-22. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  6. ^ a b Pantazi, Zac Anderson and Andrew. "Florida House committee approves $2.15 million for man exonerated after 43 years in prison". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  7. ^ a b "After Spending 43 Years In Prison, 2 Men Wrongfully Convicted Of Murder Are Finally Free". Essence. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  8. ^ Dellatto, Marisa (2019-03-31). "Wrongfully convicted men finally free after 43 years in prison". New York Post. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  9. ^ a b "2 relatives spent decades in prison for a crime they didn't commit. Only one is getting compensated". www.cbsnews.com. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  10. ^ Peel, Jim Piggott, Tarik Minor, Steve Patrick, Corley (2019-03-29). "Wrongly convicted of murder: 2 men freed after 42 years in prison". WJXT. Retrieved 2021-01-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ "Criminal (podcast)", Wikipedia, 2020-10-23, retrieved 2021-01-03
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