Michigan brothers exonerated of 1995 murder after ‘25-year struggle’ to prove innocence
OAKLAND COUNTY, MI – Two brothers have been cleared of all charges related to a 1995 murder after a nearly “25-year struggle” to prove their innocence from behind bars, officials announced. In 1997, George DeJesus and Melvin DeJesus were wrongfully convicted of murder and felony firearm and were sentenced to life in prison without parole. Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Martha D. Anderson set aside the convictions Tuesday morning, March 22, during a hearing held via Zoom. “We are happy that George DeJesus can say he has been fully exonerated after nearly a 25-year struggle to prove his innocence,” Tracey Brame, director of the Cooley Innocence Project, said in a statement. Gohagen claimed that Melvin DeJesus forced Gohagen to sexually assault the victim before the DeJesus brothers bound the victim and beat her to death.
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