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Shawn Armbrust

Executive Director of the Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project
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“I am being counted as a person again.”
— Sabein Burgess, on what it’s like to have his freedom restored

Sabein Burgess cleared of murder after 19 years in prison

May 23, 2016

Sabein Burgess was convicted of murdering his girlfriend in 1995 based solely on gunshot residue testimony. Almost 20 years later (2014), MAIP and co-counsel Steptoe and Johnson determined that based on new research, the gunshot residue testimony was not scientifically sound.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-ci-murder-conviction-challenge-20140221-story.html

Source: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-ci-murder-conviction-challenge-20140221-story.html
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Publications

  • American Criminal Law Review
    • May 22, 2016 When Money Isn't Enough: The Case for Holistic Compensation of the Wrongfully Convicted
  • Boston College Third World Law Review
    • May 22, 2016 Reevaluating Recanting Witnesses: Why the Red-Headed Stepchild of New Evidence Deserves Another Look