In 2001, a police officer shot the 26-year-old Popeyes manager, later telling a court that Hicks reached for a gun after the officer found him raping a woman in a Philadelphia alleyway. He said its a sentiment other correctional officers share. Termaine Hicks, Shot in the Back by Philad Falsely claiming under oath that Mr. Hicks pulled a gun from his pocket, pointed it and lunged at officers before they shot him. Prayer, revival and Jesus Revolution: Is our rotting culture on the verge of something big? Reynolds said she was raped by a correctional officer at Coleman for six months while serving time there. The cover up of shooting an innocent man required the false testimony of three officers and the acquiescence of a dozen more. In a first, House Democrats elected a Black leader. The Innocence Project, which is affiliated with the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, took on Mr. Hicks case in 2011. Sometimes it comes out in the spiritual autobiography, but we dont ask. Now theyve reached a settlement, Pinellas lawyer arrested after stealing more than $840,000 from clients, deputies say, Christopher Sabella elected as Hillsborough Countys next chief judge, Steven Lorenzo sentenced to death for 2 Tampa murders, How about spending more on preventing crime? He was arraigned while handcuffed to a hospital bed. Mr. Hicks was transported to the hospital in all of his clothing which was preserved and included only a coat, a striped polo shirt, and white t-shirt but no hoodie. Lettman-Hicks filed to run for the District 8 seat on June 1, just days before a federal grand jury indicted on charges of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit mail fraud. She assumed the lights were police flashlights, but the enhanced footage suggested the light had instead been the delivery trucks headlights. Witnesses also testified that they had seen a man in a gray hoodie attack the woman, according to court records. It was 2012 by the time Hicks withdrew his appellate rights, which meant he would have another 13 years to serve. Deep-seated police misconduct and institutional protections are too often the source of wrongful convictions and injustice in the system. As a result of receiving this information, we have opened an Internal Affairs investigation into the allegations of police misconduct, the spokesperson said in an email. He said Hicks had pulled a gun on police, but put it back in his pocket after being shot three times. At the same time, my thoughts and prayers are with the countless others who are not coming home today or ever because of an impulsive, ill-prepared, and apprehensive cop. S.T.E.P.U.P. When Black Marxist Angela Davis found out her ancestors owned slaves. After realizing theyd shot an unarmed man who did not match the description of the attacker, the officers conspired to cover it up. The U.S. Supreme Court hears fewer than 1% of criminal cases that it is asked to review. (Philadelphia, PA December 17, 2020) Termaine Hicks walked out of Pennsylvania prison SCI Phoenix yesterday. Hicks lawyers alleged that the cover-up went beyond the three officers. In 2016, the city paid $15,000 to settle a civil-rights lawsuit naming Vinson as one of two officers who dragged a taxi driver falsely accused of stealing a cell phone out of his cab, assaulted him, and told him if he did not like it, he could go back to his country., The Police Advisory Commissions executive director, Anthony Erace, said he was not familiar with Hicks case but would seek a review. Judges denied Hickss requests for a new trial until this year. Hicks lawyers allege that the cover-up went well beyond the three officers. Hicks lawyers argue that was the light that caused the attacker to flee before Hicks, and then police, arrived. Hicks calls the Innocence Project team relentless, God-sent, true advocates. Still, it would take nearly another decade to set Hicks free. Going back to the morning of the crime, the victim was not able to identify her assailant. He was exonerated in 2020. Hicks has a powerful testimony against corruption in policing and the judicial system, but his heart is formed by mercy as much as the call to justice. 2023 Innocence Project. A police spokesperson said that the district attorney did not provide details on the allegations until after Hicks case was resolved. Termaine Hicks was released from SCI Phoenix Prison Tuesday, Dec.16, 2020 in Collegeville, Penn. Returning & Becoming: Kanuga Christian Formation, Episcopal Parish Network 38th Annual Conference, African American Readings of St. Paul with Dr. Lisa Bowens, Life Together Fellow, Church of Our Saviour, Milton, MA, Graduate Resident Youth or Childrens Minister. NBC10s Brian Sheehan has his story. On December 16, 2020, Termaine Hicks received what he calls the best news Ive heard in all my life. Hicks learned that, after 19 years in prison for crimes he did not commit, he was finally going home. It was ready to take his case. TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA A federal grand jury has returned a twenty-one count indictment against Andrew Demetric Gillum, 42, and Sharon Janet Lettman-Hicks, 53, both of Tallahassee, Florida. The indictment was announced by Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida. But in recent years, evidence has piled up to suggest that the case presented by police and prosecutors was riddled with errors, the Inquirer reported. According to the National Registry of Exonerations, The officers involved in this case had extensive internal affairs files with numerous allegations of lying, planting evidence, excessive force, and substantiated complaints filed by civilians. Now a free man, PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Three Philadelphia police officers have been reassigned pending an internal investigation into the arrest and shooting of Termaine Hicks, who was cleared of a 2001 rape last week after spending 19 years in prison. the $9.85 million agreement the city struck in 2018 with Anthony Wright. Determined to make my dreams come true Upon entering prison, Hicks was forced to separate from his son, who was only 5 years old at the time of his sentencing. Hicks survived, but was charged with the rape and sentenced to 12 to 25 years in prison. Hicks heard her screams and rushed to help. Termaine Joseph Hicks exonerated after 19 years in prison - Inquirer Philadelphia police shot a man and accused him of rape. Hicks said the officer shot him in the back as he was reaching into his pocket for his phone to call 911. This article was published more than2 years ago. Rev. He says EfM provided him with a firm foundation so that, like John the Baptist, he would not be a reed shaken by every wind. Philadelphia officials said Wednesday that the city will be paying out $9.8 million in one of the largest wrongful-conviction settlements in the citys history to a Black man who spent 28 years in prison for a murder the district attorneys Conviction Integrity Unit now says it was near impossible that he committed. Now, Potkin said, hes focused on returning to society, building on his relationship with his son, now 24, and meeting a 2-year-old grandson for the first time. 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Hicks served 19 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. on our list, Other Im excited for younow go live your life manyou deserve a good one. Though EfM groups commonly gather in parish buildings, some convene in prisons. Gutirrez, the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania, and other visitors from outside the prison to the performance. Earlier this month, The Root reported that another Black man, 45-year-old Termaine Hicks was exonerated of rape after spending 19 years in a Philadelphia prison. How Black and Latino people did in this last round of redistricting. He said: I tried to get the male to, uh, you know, put his hands where I could see them, and he was reaching for something and I couldnt see it.. During that time, in the fall of 2008, Hicks joined the EfM group. Both Gillum and Lettman-Hicks were indicted as part of the FBI's long-running investigation into public corruption in Tallahassee. The investigation already netted convictions and federal prison time for former Mayor and City Commissioner Scott Maddox, his longtime aide Paige Carter-Smith and wealthy entrepreneur John "J.T." Burnette. They shot him three times in the back. Hicks was then charged with the rape and later exonerated after the Conviction Integrity Unit found that the case was built on liespossibly to cover up the unjustified shooting and that forensic evidence easily cleared Hicks who should never have been arrested let alone convicted of the rape. Twice a month, his attorney, Vanessa Potkin, would call from the Innocence Project. In the early morning hours of November 27, 2001, Mr. Hicks heard the screams of a woman being raped in an alley in South Philadelphia and went to her aid. The reversal comes amid a recent flurry of exonerations as the citys district attorney, Larry Krasner, has aggressively pushed to revisit at least 16 questionable convictions. He served 19 years for a wrongful conviction. In another, Ellis was one of a number of officers accused of beating a suspect and then arresting him for assault and resisting arrest. I was replacing my beloved EfM predecessor, Dennis Warner, who had died recently of a brain tumor in the prime of his life. Latino leaders could collaborate with Black communities. I would remain optimistic and hopeful that the powers that be take a hard look at the numerous officers who were named in that indictment, DeMiles said. She said she wanted to hold the Bureau of Prisons accountable for the abuse she and others experienced. Report an error or add more information about this case. I could have been paralyzed; there are still fragments of that bullet near my spine. On Wednesday, after 19 years incarceration, Hicks, 45, was, at last, exonerated. Yale honors Black girl who was reported to police as she sprayed lanternfli Tyre Nichols videos join patchwork of violent police footage. And he was unarmed. Finally home, Mr. Hicks said hes most proud of himself for staying strong and remaining determined to prove his innocence. The officers involved in this case had extensive internal affairs files with numerous allegations of lying, planting evidence, excessive force, and substantiated complaints filed by civilians. In fact, the gun was registered as the off-duty weapon of another uniformed Philadelphia police officer. after a wrongful incarceration for 19 years. During his 19 years in prison, Hicks noticed how new inmates entering into the penitentiary were younger and younger. Press "Enter" or click on the arrow to show results. In 2003, he was sentenced to 12.5 to 25 years in prison. Mr. The Innocence Project is affiliated with Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University. Court records for this case are available from Pennsylvania Eastern District Court. (Image: Jason E. Miczek/AP Images for the Innocence Project). He said he was meeting with McGrody, who could answer any further questions. And I believe its impossible to say that did not contribute to the conviction.. It was brutal for the guys in the penitentiary. Photo: Jason E. Miczek/AP Images for The Innocence Project. Three shots rang out, striking Hicks in the arm, chest, back, and buttock. scripts he had written while incarcerated. Termaine Hicks case marks the 16th exoneration since 2018 attributed to the Philadelphia District Attorneys Office Conviction Integrity Unit. We welcome new information from any source about exonerations already on our list and about cases not in the Registry that might be exonerations. Now, he hopes to produce work for the wider community, including a play about his own life and performances inspired by the oldheads who shared their wisdom over decades in prison. Vinson testified that he fired because Hicks reached for a gun and lunged at him and his then-partner Zungolo testified he saw Hicks pulling up his pants when police arrived. First, they had to show new evidence in order to ask for a new trial. In prison, I had to coax some of those guys up there. Chester Hollman III was 21, with no criminal record and a job as an armored-car driver, when he was pulled over in Center City one night in 1991 and charged with the fatal shooting of a University of Pennsylvania student in a botched street robbery. He was convicted and served 19 years in State Correctional Institution Phoenix, about an hour northwest of Philadelphia. Recent forensic examinations by the chief medical examiner for the City of Philadelphia and an independent medical examiner conclusively prove that the officer shot Mr. Hicks three times in the back with one bullet entering near his spine, one in his buttock, and one in the back of his right arm. (Philadelphia, PA December 17, 2020) Termaine Hicks walked out of Pennsylvania prison SCI Phoenix yesterday. Visitors walked directly through the general population to the other end of the prison where the chapel was, where the classes are held. Im just sad because honestly those officers got away with a crime, Rojas said. He was exonerated after the Philadelphia District Attorneys Office conceded that lead police Ive been saying the same thing since day one. False testimony was used, and I believe its impossible to say that did not contribute to the conviction.. However, police did not disclose the surveillance footage until after the trial. 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Now, said Innocence Project attorney Vanessa Potkin, He is going to be returned to something that he should have had on Nov. 27, when police encountered him, but he didnt: the presumption of innocence.. On Wednesday, Termaine Hicks received the the best Ive heard in all my life. After 19 years in prison for a crime he didnt commit, Mr. Hicks was going home. Then, Hicks lawyers say, Vinson used his police radio to contact dispatch. Exculpatory post-conviction evidence was shared with the Philadelphia Conviction Integrity Unit (CIU), which, under District Attorney Larry Krasner and Patricia Cummings, moved to vacate Mr. Hicks conviction yesterday based on the officers false trial testimony. I am quite cognizant of the pain and the trauma of the victim, and then more pain in realizing that the wrong person was convicted, Brandeis-Roman said. Lauren Reynolds received $600,000 for her settlement - but she said it wasnt about the money. She also extended an apology to the victim, whose name was withheld. She began taking medication to try to help. [Sewanee School of Theology] It is well known in The Episcopal Church and beyond: Education for Ministry (EfM) changes lives. The website is updated daily, frequently with exonerations that occurred in the past. Then a 26-year-old father of one, Mr. Hicks had been walking home when he heard a woman screaming. Everything slowed down, says Hicks. Website by MADEO. Six of the eight accused officers admitted to having sexual contact with inmates, according to a July document filed by the United States in response to the complaint. Hicks recruited other prisoners to act in the production. The woman had False testimony was used, said Patricia Cummings, chief of the Conviction Integrity Unit, the Inquirer reported. She noted that the gun was smeared with blood, while the inside of Hicks coat pocket was clean. Vinson and then-partner Sgt. READ MORE: Police shot a Philly man, then accused him of rape. Happy Holidays Termaine! But, seconds later, police officers arrived, took him for the rapist and shot him three times. Hicks exoneration hinged in part on forensic analysis that cast doubt on his testimony. Listen: Stories about Black men spending years and even decades behind bars for crimes they didnt. He learned a lot about working with people, interpreting the Bible, and communicating faith. The Best News Ive Heard in All My Li After realizing theyd shot an unarmed man who did not match the description of the attacker, the officers conspired to cover it up. And the gun the officers alleged to have found in his pocket was actually the off-duty weapon of another Philadelphia police officer. The latest Tweets from Termaine Hicks (@TermaineHicks). Mr. Vinson and Zungolo remain employed by the department. Inmates were sick, some were dying. We dont ask the men what theyre in for, Slichter says. A Pennsylvania court has vacated the rape conviction of Termaine Joseph Hicks, freeing him from prison after almost 19 years. The training also emphasizes the importance of physical fitness and a healthy lifestyle. Dennis Zungolo. Joint Stipulation of Mr. Hicks and the Commonwealth. Yet, forensic examiners found no blood inside of Mr. Hicks jacket pocket. Only after did they realize their mistake Mr. Hicks was not the right person. A Maryland Dumping Site Was Actually A Black Cemetery. TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA A federal grand jury has returned a twenty-one count indictment against Andrew Demetric Gillum, 42, and Sharon Janet Lettman-Hicks, However, the court filings detail the role of Officer Robert Ellis, who testified at trial that he had recovered a .38-caliber Taurus from Hicks right jacket pocket. According to lawyers, it shows a man in a hoodie dragging the victim into the alley. 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A police spokesperson said that the district attorney did not provide details on the allegations until after Hicks Again, no gray hoodie was found. Had these records been publicly available, Mr. Hicks may not have had to endure so many years of injustice or been wrongly convicted at all, she said. Pennsylvania is one of 15 states that does not compensate exonerees. Termaine Joseph Hicks was freed from prison in Philadelphia on Wednesday after serving 19 of 25 years on a trumped up conviction Hicks, now 45, was jailed in 2001 after Philadelphia cops Marvin Vinson and Sgt. Nightly Films Termaine Hicks speaks out after 19 years in prison for a crime he didnt commit (Part 1) In his first TV interview since his exoneration, Termaine Hicks WebOn 03/15/2022 HICKS filed a Civil Right - Other Civil Right court case against CITY OF PHILADELPHIA in U.S. District Courts. Website by MADEO. The gun was also registered to an active-duty police officer who had not reported it missing. She said Hicks had gone to the victim to render aid. According to her filings, the process of constructing a cover-up began immediately. However, the recent assessments by both the chief medical examiner for the City of Philadelphia and an independent medical examiner concluded that Mr. Hicks was shot from behind meaning he wasnt coming toward the officers when he was shot. All Rights Reserved. Uh-oh, overstock: Wayfair put their surplus on sale for up to 50% off. Police claimed that Mr. Hicks had a gun on him as part of their effort to cover up the circumstances of the shooting, but the weapon that was attributed to Mr. Hicks was registered to an active Philadelphia police officer. The officer had not reported the gun missing. A spokesperson for the District Attorneys Office declined to comment if it would pursue action against the officers. A reporter at the Inquirer since 2013, I cover issues of identity, race, social justice, as well as prisons and the legal system. Hickss case began in the early-morning hours of Nov. 27, 2001, according to a memorandum summarizing the case, as a woman walked to an early shift at Dunkin Donuts. You can learn more about how we consider cases here. That matched other witness statements that the attacker wore a gray hoodie, while Hicks coat had no hood. I found what was already there. He created an organization called S.T.E.P.U.P., an acronym for Selfless Thinking Expresses Potential that Uplifts People, and began writing educational scripts that were later turned into films. Thank you for your understanding in this matter. The vision is to have these videos in every classroom. He turned S.T.E.P.U.P. We must have had 150 people in the audience, both inmates and guests, remembers Slichter. information about the Registry, Assault, Other Violent Felony, Gun Possession or Sale, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense. Jason E. Miczek / AP Images for The Innocence Project. Falsely claiming under oath that Mr. Hicks wore a gray hoodie like that a neighbor described the assailant as wearing. An officerwho along with his complicit partner is still currently on the forcefirst shot Hicks three times while he was pulling out a cell phone to call for help for the rape victim. The National Registry of Exonerations is a project of the Newkirk Center for Science & Society at University of California Irvine, the University of Michigan Law School and Michigan State University College of Law. What we are doing is just reintroducing simple life decision-making, Hicks explains. Bitterness is cancerous, and this knowledge frees up my mental space: I know God had me. He was exonerated after 19 years. Making it easier for Black people to vote had unexpected consequences, Latinos who use Spanish-language social media get more misinformation, How public colleges have already backed away from affirmative action. I liked interacting with all of it. Heres what that means. Dennis Zungolo have been placed on restricted duty and the identity of the third officer has not been released. They have told me that the trauma of a retrial would be unbearable, she said. WebLiked by Brandon Hicks Attention School of Law alumni: On Wednesday, March 1, Liberty Law will be holding a memorial service for Curtis Walton, who was tragically murdered Someone grabbed her, dragged her into an alley and raped her at gunpoint. You cant be in this box when it comes to God and religion, he says. But, he added: Its unfortunate and sad that it took how long it took for me to clear my name. They were happy for me, banging on doors, he said. There was no evidence linking Hollman to the shooting and the two witnesses who identified him later recanted and said they were coerced by police to give their false testimonies. I signed on to start the next year.. I survived, he says, and I understood the gravity of the situation right away. Officer Martin Vinson claimed to have witnessed Hicks raping the victim. But the prosecutors who reworked the case now say at least some of the testimony against Hicks was not true. When you have a circumstance where at a minimum misconduct is discovered, and at a maximum potential criminal behavior is possible, its got to be examined.. IE 11 is not supported. Hicks is the 16th person exonerated by the Conviction Integrity Unit since District Attorney Larry Krasner took office in 2018, and the first to be cleared of a rape. The United States has settled a lawsuit with 15 women who said correctional officers at a federal prison in Florida repeatedly sexually abused them. They lied under oath to cover up for shooting an innocent man three times in the back, Innocence Project lawyer Vanessa Potkin said. But, she added, I do feel that, one case at a time, this system is being improved.. As he was sentenced, Hicks told the judge: an innocent man cant sit in jail for long. Hicks His brother and friend greeted him upon release. Many will have a tale of transformation to share. Dennis Zungolo, who was with him at the scene, did not return phone and email messages Wednesday. My motto was, Im not going to ask you to do something I would not do. A woman had been pistol-whipped, dragged into an alleyway behind what was then St. Agnes Hospital in South Philadelphia, and raped until the rapist was startled and fled the scene. Before finalizing the decision to drop charges, she consulted with the victims family. McGrody did not return phone calls on Tuesday. Watsons role in the case was not clear, and he was not called to testify. Several of the same investigators who worked to convict Wright were also involved in Hollmans case. Hicks tried to appeal his conviction, court records show, claiming that his former defense attorney had erred by not insisting that police show the enhanced surveillance footage. Thank you for visiting us. 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