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Louis Griffin

Years Imprisoned:	4
Charge:	Murder
Sentence:	Death
Year Convicted:	1997
Year Cleared:	2001
Location of Trial:	Alabama
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	Louis Griffin was convicted and sentenced to death in 1997 for the September 1992 killing of Christopher Davis. Two other men had been arrested for Davis’s murder and were indicted based on eyewitness testimony and other evidence. One of them, Anthony Embry, pleaded guilty to murdering Davis and was sentenced to 20 years in prison. The other, Falanda Miles, was acquitted. The Davis murder case was closed, until Griffin pleaded guilty in 1996 to violations of the federal Racketeer Influence and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) in New York and entered an allocution in which he stated he had participated in Davis’s death. Authorities in Alabama then exonerated Embry for Davis’s murder and initiated proceedings against Griffin. At trial, Griffin was prohibited from presenting evidence that the State initially believed someone else committed the crime, including evidence that Embry admitted to the murder under oath in an Alabama court. Griffin was convicted on December 18, 1997. The Alabama Supreme Court reversed Mr. Griffin’s conviction and death sentence in 2000 because he was not allowed to present a defense. Griffin was acquitted of the murder charges on December 13, 2001 after a retrial. (Equal Justice Initiative)
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Information Source 1:	Alabama's Exonerated, Equal Justice Initiative
Information Location 1:	http://www.eji.org/eji/files/alabamasexonerated.pdf
Information Source 2:	In Re Griffin v. State of Alabama, No. 1991354 (AL Sup Ct., August 18, 2000)
Information Location 2:	http://caselaw.findlaw.com/al-supreme-court/1023127.html
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Louis Griffin

Years Imprisoned:

4

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

Death

Year Convicted:

1997

Year Cleared:

2001

Location of Trial:

Alabama

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

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Alabama's Exonerated, Equal Justice Initiative

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http://www.eji.org/eji/files/alabamasexonerated.pdf

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In Re Griffin v. State of Alabama, No. 1991354 (AL Sup Ct., August 18, 2000)

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http://caselaw.findlaw.com/al-supreme-court/1023127.html

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