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Wrongful Conviction: Juan Melendez

Penn State Fayette 2201 University Drive, Lemon Furnace

Juan Roberto Meléndez-Colón spent almost 18 years in prison for a crime he did not commit before being exonerated in 2002. Meléndez-Colón, who could not afford an attorney, was convicted and sentenced to death within a week, even though there was no physical evidence against him. Had it not been for the fortuitous discovery of […]