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- Derrick Hamilton, 49, was exonerated on Friday after serving nearly two decades for a murder in Brooklyn that he did not commit.
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Nov 19, 2019 · Published Nov. 19, 2019 Updated March 5, 2021. Twenty years ago, Derrick Hamilton was at his lowest point: locked in solitary confinement for a murder he insisted he did not commit. Over the...
On January 9, 2015, Thompson and Hamilton’s defense lawyer jointly asked that Hamilton’s conviction be vacated. The motion was granted and the charge was dismissed. By that time, the review had expanded to about 100 murder cases in Brooklyn, including about 60 of Scarcella’s cases.
Jun 13, 2016 · Not long after Hamilton was exonerated, he filed two lawsuits—one against New York State, in the Court of Claims, the other against the city, the N.Y.P.D., Scarcella, and others, in federal...
Nov 28, 2019 · Nov 28, 2019. Twenty years ago, Derrick Hamilton was at his lowest point: locked in solitary confinement for a murder he insisted he did not commit. Over the next two decades, he slowly crawled...
Mar 13, 2017 · 03.13.17 By Innocence Staff. Derrick Hamilton Photo: mattedesign. CNN sat down with exoneree Derrick Hamilton in his Brooklyn home to talk about his wrongful conviction and how, with the support and advocacy of his wife Nicole, he eventually won his freedom and cleared his name.
Jan 15, 2015 · Derrick Hamilton, 49, was exonerated on Friday after serving nearly two decades for a murder in Brooklyn that he did not commit.
A few months ago, Shabaka Shakur and Derrick Hamilton embarked on a joint venture—ownership of a new restaurant located in downtown Brooklyn. But before they became business partners, they were allies of a different type. Both men were wrongfully convicted of crimes which they didn’t commit and, combined, spent nearly 60 years in prison.
