Ohio Innocence Project at UC takes on possible wrongful conviction case
The Ohio Innocence Project, run out of UC, has been working on Sutton s case for several years.
and last updated 2021-05-05 18:32:02-04
Michael Sutton has been incarcerated for nearly 15 years for a crime he may not have committed and a Cincinnati law team has helped to secure him a new trial.
The Cleveland man was released by a Cuyahoga County judge on Monday and is waiting on a new trial, after new information came to light about his case. It s a huge step forward in the case, said Donald Caster, associate professor of clinical law at the Ohio Innocence Project at UC.
UCâs Ohio Innocence Project helps earn freedom for man after more than 14 years in prison Donald Caster, left, UC College of Law and Michael Sutton. (Source: University of Cincinnati) By FOX19 Digital Staff | May 5, 2021 at 8:56 AM EDT - Updated May 5 at 3:11 PM
CINCINNATI (FOX19) - Two Cleveland men, who were 17-years-old at the time of a shooting of two people and the attempted shooting of a Cleveland police officer, were freed on a $50,000 personal recognizance bond Monday, May 3.
Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Judge John OâDonnell ruled both Michael Sutton and Kenny Phillips will be out on bond until their new trial begins.
Two men released from Cuyahoga County Jail after serving 14 years for crime they say they didn’t commit
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Posted May 04, 2021
A judge on Monday lowered the bond for two men who spent 14 years in prison for a shooting they say they didn t commit.John Kuntz | cleveland.com
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CLEVELAND, Ohio A judge lowered the bond for two men who spent 14 years in prison for a crime they say they didn’t commit, opening the door for the men to be released.
Kenny Phillips and Michael Sutton walked out of the Cuyahoga County Jail late Monday, hours after Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge John O’Donnell lowered their bonds to 10 percent of $50,000 in the wake of an appeals court ruling that reversed their 2005 conviction.
2 Cleveland men imprisoned for 15 years may be released on bond following overturned convictions
The Ohio Innocence Project and public defender advocates drew attention to the case, which an appeals court called a travesty of justice. Author: Lynna Lai Updated: 1:54 AM EDT May 3, 2021
CLEVELAND On Monday morning, two Cleveland men who have spent nearly 15 years in prison for a crime they say they did not commit could be released on bond. Excited, anxious, nervous, Elaine Phillips, mother of Kenny Phillips, said of the possibility. I keep on playing it in my mind . I cannot wait for him to come home so I can hug him.
âThe criminal justice system does not always get it right,â Ohio chief justice says
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By: Laura A. Bischoff | Journal-News
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COLUMBUS, Ohio â A team of legal experts is studying ways Ohioâs criminal justice system could be reformed so that wrongful convictions are caught and corrected earlier.
The fight to overturn a wrongful conviction can take decades and enormous resources under the current system. The Ohio Innocence Project, based at the University of Cincinnati College of Law, has worked to free 32 innocent people since 2003 â collectively they served roughly 600 years behind bars.