| 词条 | Robert Jones (convict) |
| 释义 |
| name = Robert Jones | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|01|26}} | birth_place = New Orleans, Louisiana | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = | other_names = | occupation = | years_active = | known_for = | notable_works = }}Robert Jones (born January 26, 1973) is an American exoneree who was wrongly convicted for rape and manslaughter, following the murder of British tourist Julie Stott in New Orleans in 1992.[1][2] He served 23 years of a life sentence before being released from Louisiana State Penitentiary, after his conviction was overturned by the Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal.[3][4] After the Louisiana Supreme Court dismissed the state's appeal, the New Orleans District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro insisted on re-trying Jones on the same charges.[5] However, as Jones was preparing for a pretrial hearing that looked to highlight prosecutorial misconduct in the case, the DA's office dropped all of the charges against him.[6][7] As of January 2018, Jones was working for the Orleans Public Defender as a client advocate.[8] Jones co-authored the book Unbreakable Resolve: Triumphant Stories of 3 True Gentlemen, which offers an accounting of his time before, during, and after prison.[8] He also co-founded a non-profit youth mentoring organization, the Free-Dem Foundation.[8] References1. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-34655025|title=Man 'wrongly' jailed for decades for killing UK tourist|work=BBC News|date=28 October 2015|accessdate=24 January 2016}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Robert}}{{US-crime-bio-stub}}2. ^{{cite news|url=http://newsonnews.com/story/301015-1344|title=BBC World News Uncovers Possible Miscarriage of Justice in Louisiana|work=News On News|date=30 October 2015|accessdate=24 January 2016}} 3. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2015/10/robert_jones_back_in_court_ahe.html|title=Robert Jones back in court ahead of retrial in 1992 French Quarter rape, robbery|work=The Times-Picayune|first=Emily|last=Lane|date=21 October 2015|accessdate=24 January 2016}} 4. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.fox8live.com/story/30572632/robert-jones-walks-free-for-first-time-in-23-years|title=Robert Jones walks free for first time in 23 years|work=Fox8|first=Rob|last=Masson|date=21 November 2015|accessdate=24 January 2016}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-5ad914e1-afed-4e0d-b7ab-754bf3d0b1e6|title=Robert Jones: Locked up for 23 years - when the real killer had already been jailed|author=Aleem Maqbool|publisher=BBC|date=December 16, 2015|accessdate=2017-02-18}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.innocenceproject.org/robert-jones-exoneration/|title=Robert Jones Is Exonerated!|author=Innocence Staff|publisher=Innocence Project|date=January 27, 2017|accessdate=2017-02-18}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/09e277003fc34fc68a99e90334e61f3a/44th-birthday-man-cleared-violent-1992-crime-spree|title=On 44th birthday, man cleared in violent 1992 crime spree|author=Kevin McGill|date=January 26, 2017|publisher=Associated Press|accessdate=2017-02-18}} 8. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/news/courts/article_ce6b9bd6-f7ea-11e7-8763-3b502bc74e19.html|title=Freed Angola lifer Robert Jones returns to Orleans courthouse, this time to help others|author=John Simerman|publisher=The New Orleans Advocate|date=January 14, 2018|accessdate=2018-02-25}} 6 : 1973 births|Living people|1992 crimes|Overturned convictions in the United States|American people convicted of manslaughter|Prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment by Louisiana |
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