Английская Википедия: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

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

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

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]

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