Politics & Government
Staten Island Judge Vacates Conviction Of Grant Williams After New Evidence Uncovered In 1996 Murder Of Shdell Lewis
"I used to tell everybody in prison I'm innocent," Williams said outside the courthouse. "They say, 'Oh Williams, everybody says that.'"
July 23, 2021
A New York City man who served 23 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit was officially cleared of the charges Thursday.
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In the first successful wrongful conviction case on Staten Island, a judge vacated the 1997 conviction of 50-year-old Grant Williams, CBS2’s Alice Gainer reported.
“I used to tell everybody in prison I’m innocent,” Williams said outside the courthouse. “They say, ‘Oh Williams, everybody says that.’ I said, ‘I’m telling you the truth. One day you’re gonna see me on the news and they’re gonna say that I was innocent,’ and today’s that day.”
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