Wrongful conviction of Robert Jones - Wikipedia
Robert Jones (born January 26, 1973) is an American man who was convicted for rape and manslaughter, following the murder of British tourist Julie Stott in New Orleans in 1992, and then had his conviction overturned.
New Orleans DA reaches $2 million settlement with Robert Jones …
Aug 17, 2021 · The DA’s Office said it will pay former state prisoner Robert Jones in annual installments of $342,000 until 2026. Meanwhile, it has agreed to new policies for turning over evidence to...
Robert Jones - Innocence Project New Orleans (IPNO)
On January 26, 2017, Robert Jones was exonerated of four separate crimes, including rape, robbery, kidnapping and manslaughter, which had terrified tourists and residents over a two-month period in 1992 in New Orleans.
New Orleans prosecutors, exonerated man reach $2M settlement
Aug 18, 2021 · Jones was released on parole from Louisiana’s maximum-security prison in 2015. Two years later, on Jones’ 44th birthday, Judge Jerome Winsberg vacated his guilty plea and formally accepted the decision by prosecutors not to retry the rape and robbery charges.
After 23 years behind bars, Robert Jones' charges in 1992 crime …
Jan 26, 2017 · Robert Jones, 44, spent more than half his life in prison after his attorneys from Innocence Project New Orleans say he was wrongly implicated and convicted of charges related to.
Robert Jones - National Registry of Exonerations
Aug 18, 2021 · On January 26, 2017, Robert Jones was exonerated of four separate crimes, including rape, robbery, kidnapping and manslaughter, which had terrified tourists and residents over a two-month period in 1992 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
US man freed after 23 years in jail over another's crime
Nov 21, 2015 · A US man whose conviction was overturned after serving more than 23 years in jail for crimes including the killing of a UK tourist has been freed. "It's a great day," Robert Jones, 42, said...
After 23 years in prison for wrongful conviction, Robert Jones …
Jan 17, 2018 · Robert Jones was found to be wrongfully convicted of crimes for which he spent 23 years, seven months and two days in prison, most of that time at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola.
Prosecutors Reach $2M Settlement With Man Who Served 23 ... - Newsweek
Aug 18, 2021 · Robert Jones spent nearly two dozen years in prison after being convicted in 1996 of rape and robbery. Despite having maintained his innocence during the trial, Jones pleaded guilty to...
Prosecutors Reach $2 Million Settlement With New Orleans Robert Jones
Aug 20, 2021 · Recently Exonerated Black Man Reaches $2 Million Settlement With Prosecutors. Robert Jones spent 23 years in prison before being freed in 2015 and then exonerated in 2017. Now he’s getting...