MOVIE WOMAN SPY AGENT WRONGLY ACCUSED FULL
MOVIE WOMAN SPY AGENT WRONGLY ACCUSED TRIAL

Lopez had worked with other attorneys on this case before he was referred to Renfoe in 2019, the lawyer said. 'I'm sure hes feeling a range of emotions but I'm hoping today, at the very least, vindicated,' Renfroe said. He told reporters in the courtroom that his client wanted privacy at this time. Renfoe called the wrongful prosecution of his client an 'American tragedy' and thanked the District Attorney, his staff, and the Judge for their work to right the injustice. When asked whether Lopez would seek financial restitution, Renfroe declined to comment. Lopez, 48, was not a part of that settlement and his story went relatively unknown. In 2014 that group settled a lawsuit with the City of New York for $41 million and became the subject of films, TV shows, and movies. The 'Central Park Five' - Kevin Richardson, Raymond Santana, Antron McCray, Yusef Salaam, and Korey Wise - were exonerated in 2002 after the real rapist, Matias Reyes, was identified and confessed.

MOVIE WOMAN SPY AGENT WRONGLY ACCUSED FULL

Lopez is dismissed,' Biben said in the full lower Manhattan courtroom.

MOVIE WOMAN SPY AGENT WRONGLY ACCUSED TRIAL

'The people would not be able to sustain their burden at trial and therefore the indictment against Mr. On Monday, New York Supreme Court Judge Ellen Biben agreed with District Attorney Alvin Bragg and Lopez' attorney Eric Renfroe that the hair sample used as DNA evidence and confession were not reliable. The six teenagers were sentenced to a collective 45 years in prison, according to the New York Times. While his five innocent co-defendants were ultimately convicted based on false confessions elicited by police, Lopez accepted a last-minute plea deal on an unrelated robbery in the park to avoid the more serious charge. Lopez was initially among the group of teenagers of color who were wrongfully accused of raping a white woman in Central Park. Steven Lopez - the lesser known 6th defendant in the infamous 1989 'Central Park Five' case - was exonerated Monday. Lopez, who took a plea deal to a lesser charge at the time, was exonerated Monday. Lopez was initially among the 'Central Park Five' who were wrongfully accused of the crime. Steven Lopez was 15 in 1989 when a white woman was raped in Central Park.

Steven Lopez was the 6th defendant in the infamous 'Central Park Five' case.

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