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- Derrick Hamilton spent 21 years in prison until it was revealed that the detective in the case threatened a woman to testify against him. On Friday, Hamilton's conviction was thrown out. Clutching his daughter and his new life, the 49-year-old Hamilton was formally exonerated in the 1991 incident.
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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 21, 2019 · Hamilton is one of 15 men who were convicted and exonerated on unrelated charges due to a principal investigator fabricating evidence against them. After spending twenty-three years in prison for...
Jan 9, 2015 · Friday, January 9, 2015. Rob Nelson has more from Brooklyn. BROOKLYN (WABC) -- It was an emotional day for a man in Brooklyn who had his murder conviction overturned for a crime 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.
Feb 1, 2017 · Their bond was developed behind bars, where both men worked together for more than 20 years as jailhouse lawyers to exonerate the wrongfully convicted, including themselves. Now they’ve opened a...
