Free At Last! The Wrongful Conviction of Sean Ellis
Fri, Nov 15
|Needham
A Celebration of Sean's Freedom, former student from Needham Public Schools who served almost 22 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. Hosted by Needham Human Rights Committee.
Time & Location
Nov 15, 2019, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Needham, 300 Hillside Ave, Needham Heights, MA 02494, USA
About the event
Sean K. Ellis faced an arduous journey through the criminal justice system, beginning in 1995 when he was wrongfully convicted at his third trial for the 1993 robbery and murder of Boston Police Detective John J. Mulligan. His first two trials ended in mistrial due to hung juries. Despite the life sentence he received, Sean consistently maintained his innocence, spending 21 years, 7 months, and 29 days behind bars. Justice finally began to prevail in May 2015 when Suffolk Superior Court Judge Carol Ball overturned his convictions. She ruled that police corruption and prosecutorial misconduct marred his trial, emphasizing that true justice had been denied. Sean was granted bail to await a new, fair trial, and on June 6, 2015, he regained his freedom.
Preparation for Sean's fourth trial for the murder of Detective John Mulligan commenced, with defense attorneys Rosemary Scapicchio and Jillise McDonough determined to prove his innocence.…
