Bobby Johnson Released: Man freed after judge vacates murder conviction (Video)
Bobby Johnson Released: Man freed after judge vacates murder conviction (Video)

Bobby Johnson Released: Man freed after judge vacates murder conviction ‘Video’

Bobby Johnson was released from prison after prosecutors said he didn’t commit the crime.

Bobby Johnson was sentenced to 38 years in prison for the 2006 murder of 70-year-old Herbert “Pete” Fields.

Police said Fields was sitting in his car in New Haven on Aug. 1, 2006 when teenagers walked up to his car on West Ivy Street and shot him in the neck.

Fields had been waiting for a woman he was dating.

Kenneth Rosenthal, Johnson’s attorney, said his then 16-year-old client falsely confessed that he killed fields.

He also said that evidence showed that another individual committed the murder and had committed similar murders prior to Fields’ death.

“To their credit, following disclosure of that information, and a re-examination of the entire record, Chief State’s Attorney Kevin Kane, Deputy Chief State’s Attorney Leonard Boyle, and New Haven State’s Attorney Michael Dearington have concluded that Bobby’s conviction and continued incarceration is inconsistent with the principles of justice they are sworn to uphold, and have exercised their discretion to set aside the conviction immediately,” Rosenthal said in a statement.

The exoneration proceedings took place at 10 a.m. at New Haven court, where Johnson was originally convicted.

Agencies/Canadajournal




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