Shamel Capers was convicted at the age of 16 of a murder he insisted he did not commit. On Thursday, the conviction was thrown out after the discovery of exonerating evidence.
Source: New York Times
He Was Wrongly Imprisoned at 16. Eight Years Later, He Walks Free.
Published in False Arrests, Convictions and Imprisonments, Queens (NYC) and Shamel Capers
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