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Detroit Man Whose Confession to 1999 Murder Was Coerced by Rogue Cop Released From Prison
Prosecutors and defense lawyers agreed to vacate the conviction after DNA testing and absence of evidence showed Calicut was not linked to the 1999 Detroit murder.
- A Detroit-area judge erased a 1999 murder conviction Tuesday, freeing a man who had been serving more than 25 years after prosecutors acknowledged his confession was coerced.
- At trial, Detroit homicide investigator Barbara Simon acknowledged she wrote Calicut's alleged confession before he signed it, and she told him she could help by creating a statement to reduce the charge to manslaughter, prosecutors said.
- Recent DNA testing further supports the lack of evidence linking George Calicut Jr. to the murder, while the Cooley Innocence Project at Cooley Law School and the Innocence Clinic at the University of Michigan Law School assisted his case.
- Calicut has long maintained his innocence and there were no eyewitnesses or physical evidence against him; Detroit has spent millions settling lawsuits tied to investigative misconduct.
- The ruling could prompt reviews of other prosecutions tied to Detroit homicide investigator Barbara Simon, given past settlements over her work, said Valerie Newman.
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Detroit man whose confession to 1999 murder was coerced by rogue cop has conviction overturned
DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit-area judge erased a 1999 murder conviction Tuesday of a man who was serving a life prison sentence after prosecutors acknowledged his confession was coerced by a rogue police officer.
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Detroit man whose confession to 1999 murder was coerced by rogue cop released from prison
A Detroit-area judge has erased a 1999 murder conviction after prosecutors acknowledged that a confession was coerced by a rogue police officer.
·United States
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