‘In Prison for Something I Had Nothing to Do With’: Brooklyn Judge Overturns Convictions for Three Men Found Guilty In 1996 with ‘Questionable’ Police Tactics, False Confessions for Setting Subway Clerk on Fire
Three New York men who spent more than 25 years in prison for the fiery murder of a subway token clerk recently had their convictions vacated after prosecutors found evidence of misconduct by the lead detectives in the case. Thomas Malik and James Irons were 18 years old, and Vincent Ellerbe was 17 years old…
