Advertisement

Topic - Myon Burrell

Related Stories

Myon Burrell poses for a photo at his home in Minneapolis, Dec. 17, 2020, two days after his release from prison. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

A Minnesota man whose juvenile murder sentence was commuted to remain jailed amid appeal in new case

Associated Press

UM student law clinic looks to build on Burrell victory

By SAMANTHA WOODWARD - Associated Press

Myon Burrell enjoys 1st days of freedom after prison release

By ROBIN MCDOWELL and MARGIE MASON - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 23, 2019, file photo, Myon Burrell stands for a photograph at the Stillwater Correctional Facility in Stillwater, Minn. He was convicted and sentenced to life in prison in the murder of Tyesha Edwards, an 11-year-old girl pierced in the heart by a stray bullet in 2002 while doing homework at her family's dining room table. Minnesota's pardon board is set to review Burrell’s conviction and sentence on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Minnesota juvenile lifer walks free after 18 years in prison

By ROBIN McDOWELL and MARGIE MASON - Associated Press

File-In this Feb. 13, 2020, file photo, Myon Burrell sits inside his cell at the Minnesota Correctional Facility in Stillwater. A national panel of legal experts recommended the immediate release of Burrell, who was sentenced to life in prison as a teenager nearly two decades ago. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Black juvenile lifer thanks legal panel for reviewing case

By ROBIN McDOWELL and MARGIE MASON - Associated Press

Prosecutor offers to cut Burrell’s prison term by 15 years

Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 13, 2020, file photo, Myon Burrell sits inside his cell at the Minnesota Correctional Facility in Stillwater, Minn. An independent panel of national legal experts will review the conviction of Burrell, who was a teenager when sentenced to life in prison nearly two decades ago for the murder of little girl struck by a stray bullet while studying in her south Minneapolis home, Northwestern University’s Center on Wrongful Convictions and the New York-based Innocence Project announced Monday, July 13, 2020. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Legal experts review Black Minnesota teen’s life sentence

By ROBIN MCDOWELL - Associated Press

In this Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020, file photo, Myon Burrell sits inside his cell at the Minnesota Correctional Facility in Stillwater. On Thursday, March 5, 2020, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., called for an independent probe of the murder case she prosecuted that sent a teenage Burrell to prison for life. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Amy Klobuchar calls for independent review of black man’s case

By Robin McDowell and Michael Rezendes - Associated Press

In this Feb. 13, 2020, photo, inmate Myon Burrell sits inside his cell at Minnesota Correctional Facility in Stillwater, Minn. Sentenced to life after a young black girl was killed by a stray bullet, Burrell's story has been told - and told again - by U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar while trumpeting her tough-on-crime record as a top Minneapolis prosecutor. But a year-long Associated Press investigation discovered major flaws and inconsistencies in the case, raising questions about whether the 16-year-old alleged shooter may have been wrongly convicted. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Imprisoned for life as a teen, Myon Burrell finds his voice

By ROBIN McDOWELL and MARGIE MASON - Associated Press

In this Oct. 23, 2019 photo, Myon Burrell speaks at the Stillwater Correctional Facility in Stillwater, Minn. A Minnesota prosecutor said Monday, Feb. 24, 2020 his office has spent weeks reviewing a murder conviction raised by Amy Klobuchar on the presidential debate stage, saying he believes the evidence that sent a black teenager to prison for life was “quite strong.&quot; Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman said he would meet soon with attorneys for Burrell, who was 16 when he was arrested in the 2002 shooting that killed an 11-year-old girl, and with representatives of the Innocence Project. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Minnesota prosecutor defends Burrell conviction

Associated Press

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., speaks at a campaign event at Jethro's BBQ'n Pork Chop Grill, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020, in Johnston, Iowa. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Klobuchar’s claims about black teen’s case draw criticism

By ROBIN McDOWELL - Associated Press

Myon Burrell, convicted in the murder of Tyesha Edwards, an 11-year-old girl pierced in the heart by a stray bullet in 2002 while doing homework at her family's dining room table, speaks at the Stillwater Correctional Facility, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, in Stillwater, Minn. Burrell, convicted with no gun, fingerprints or hard evidence implicating him, has drawn a growing number of legal experts, community leaders and civil rights activists who are worried that he may have been wrongly convicted. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Stepfather of slain girl fears teen was wrongfully convicted

By ROBIN McDOWELL and MARGIE MASON - Associated Press

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., walks out of the Senate chamber during a break in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol Wednesday Jan 29, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Amy Klobuchar role in Myon Burrell case questioned

By Robin McDowell and Margie Mason - Associated Press