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Washington, DC– (February 25, 2025) – This month, the Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project (MAIP) and Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan J. Bates announced the vacatur of James (Jimmy) Langhorne’s murder conviction after nearly 30 years in prison based on new evidence that proves his innocence. Jimmy loves animals, having grown up with dogs, rabbits, and guinea…
James Langhorne was arrested in 1996 for the murder of Lawrence Jones in the 1400 block of Bank Street BALTIMORE, MD -February 13, 2025- Today, Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan J. Bates and the Conviction Integrity Unit (CIU) of the State’s Attorney’s Office, in addition to the Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project, announced the vacatur of James Langhorne’s conviction after…
FAIRFAX, VA – February 10, 2025 – Fairfax Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano announced today the creation of Fairfax County’s first-ever Conviction Integrity Unit (CIU) in partnership with the Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project (MAIP). Under this partnership, individuals who believe they have been wrongfully convicted of a felony in Fairfax County can submit their case for a…
Post-conviction evidence clears the way for Presidential Pardon …
Washington, DC (November 21, 2024) – The 8th and H case presidential pardon public awareness campaign gained momentum this week as Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project (MAIP) Executive Director Shawn Armbrust, MAIP client Chris Turner, and his co-defendant and brother, Charles Turner, appeared on Fox 5 news and WTOP news. Forty years ago, 8 men, including Chris…
Governor Wes Moore today signed Bill H.B. 1086, Compensation for Individuals Erroneously Convicted – Alterations into law, building on the Walter Lomax Act by expanding compensation benefits for exonerees. Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project (MAIP) Executive Director Shawn Armbrust witnessed the signing along with Tyrone Jones, who was represented in his exoneration proceedings by the University of Baltimore Innocence Project Clinic and is represented in his compensation efforts by Brown, Goldstein & Levy.
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