Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) — A convicted murderer is now a free man due to a violation over where he was incarcerated.Because of a critical legal breach made by the
by Jackie NapierTerrence Lewis, 26, was sentenced in 2018 to 22 years to life in prison by Monroe County Court Judge Vincent Dinolfo. He was convicted of fatally shooting Johnny Washignton multiple times on May 26, 2015 in a drive-by on Sixth Street near Bay Street.
Because of a critical legal breach made by the Monroe County Jail, Terrence Lewis' 2018 murder conviction is now dismissed. He was released from Five Points Correctional Facility this month, despite being just six years into a 22-year-to-life prison sentence. "In 2018, we inadvertently transferred a prisoner back to federal custody while he was awaiting a murder trial here in Rochester, which violated a law we weren't familiar with — the Interstate Agreement on Detainers . That's a federal law that says we aren't allowed to transport prisoners back across state lines."
In a written decision, judge Steven Miller said the Monroe County Jail "unilaterally" decided to send Lewis back to Pennsylvania due to jail population and timing.
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