A judge threw out the remaining gun conviction against Ellis, who spent more than 20 years in prison for the killing of a police detective.

Evidence

Judge overturns remaining conviction against Sean Ellis (Associated Press)

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim
• XREF: connects to: Ellis’s apparent stumble was mischaracterized by the prosecution. — Lynley Hood, A City Possessed, 2868; Acting Suffolk County DA John Pappas announced his office would not retry Ellis, citing involvement of three corrupt officers and passage of time. — The Case Against Sean Ellis Collapses Amidst Evidence Of Police Corruption

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• Acting Suffolk County DA John Pappas announced his office would not retry Ellis, citing involvement of three corrupt officers and passage of time. (similarity 0.92)
• Sean Ellis’s conviction was marred by corruption and was later overturned. (similarity 0.88)
• Judge Ball overturned Ellis’s convictions ruling that due to police corruption and prosecutors’ misconduct, ‘justice was not done.’ (similarity 0.85)
• The case against Sean Ellis was ‘tainted’ by significant police corruption and prosecutorial misconduct, leading to his full exoneration. (similarity 0.83)
• Rollins said the case was ‘tainted by significant and egregious police corruption and prosecutorial misconduct.’ (similarity 0.83)
• Suffolk County DA Rachael Rollins’ office filed a nolle prosequi, officially dropping the charges and fully exonerating Sean Ellis. (similarity 0.78)