Tuesday, May 31, 2016


To: Governor Rick Snyder, State of Michigan

Dear Gov. Snyder:

In 1973, Raymond Gray was convicted of a murder he didn't commit. He is in the 43rd year of a life sentence in a Michigan prison and is up for parole. I've been working on freeing him for the last eight years. The facts are these.

Ray Gray was a 21-year-old amateur boxer about to go pro. An artist, he was going to simultaneously attend art school. Then he got framed. His ex-girlfriend fingered him as one of the two hold-up men who murdered a drug dealer.

Ray had witnesses to say he was home at the time. It was a bench trial and the judge didn't believe him. Instead, he sentenced him to life. Eight years later, Charles Mathews confessed in an affidavit that he was one of the hold-up men. The second hold-up man, now deceased, was Tyrone Pugh.

From day one, Ray has maintained his innocence. I investigated and found everything he said to be true. Since going to prison, Ray has been a model prisoner. A mentor to younger prisoners, he has become a well known and respected artist behind bars.

We respectfully request that you commute his sentence.

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Tuesday, March 15, 2016

New Eaglets Rise and Shine - to music




BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION


Photo of Offender
MDOC Number:
135481
SID Number:
0741580H
Name:
RAYMOND FELTON GRAY
Racial Identification:
Black
Gender:
Male
Hair:
Brown
Eyes:
Brown
Height:
5' 7"
Weight:
125 lbs.
Date of Birth:
12/24/1951  (64)
RAYMOND FELTON GRAY
Image Date:
4/29/2014

MDOC STATUS

Current Status:
Prisoner
Earliest Release Date:
LIFE
Assigned Location:
Maximum Discharge Date:
LIFE
Security Level:
II

ALIASES

None

MARKS, SCARS & TATTOOS

None

PRISON SENTENCES

ACTIVE

Sentence 1
Offense:
Murder, First Degree
Minimum Sentence:
LIFE
MCL#:
Maximum Sentence:
LIFE
Court File#:
73001147
Date of Offense:
02/06/1973
County:
Wayne
Date of Sentence:
05/11/1973
Conviction Type:
Bench
 
 

INACTIVE

None

PROBATION SENTENCES

ACTIVE

None

INACTIVE

None

SUPERVISION CONDITIONS

None

Monday, March 7, 2016

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Accepted Cases

Accepted Cases
http://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/detaillist.aspx
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Michigan-Innocence-Clinic/152120289633
http://www.law.umich.edu/clinical/innocenceclinic/acceptedcases/Pages/default.aspx

Accepted Cases

As of July 1, 2010, the clinic has accepted 18 cases:


1. DESHAWN & MARVIN REED
Wrongfully Convicted: August 27, 2001
Exonerated: July 8, 2009
Wayne County


2. DWAYNE PROVIENCE
Wrongfully Convicted: February 21, 2001
Exonerated: April 14, 2010
Wayne County


3. JULIE BAUMER
Wrongfully Convicted: November 10, 2001
Exonerated: October 15, 2010
Macomb County


4. LORINDA SWAIN
Wrongfully Convicted: August 20, 2002
Calhoun County


5. MARK CRAIGHEAD
Wrongfully Convicted: August 5, 2002
Wayne County


6. KARL VINSON
Wrongfully Convicted: May 29, 1986
Wayne County


7. THOMAS CRESS
Wrongfully Convicted: June 5, 1985
Sentence Commuted: December 28, 2010
Calhoun County


8. KEITH ROBINSON
Wrongfully Convicted: April 18, 1996
Wayne County


9. TERRY CAESOR
Wrongfully Convicted: January 17, 2006
St. Clair County


10. SELESA LIKINE
Wrongfully Convicted: December 22, 2008
Oakland County


11. TEMUJIN KENSU
Wrongfully Convicted: August 3, 1987
St. Clair County


12. DONYELLE FERDINAND WOODS
Wrongfully Convicted: March 31, 2004
Wayne County


13. David Lee GavittWrongfully Convicted: April 18, 1986
Ionia County


14. DAWAN TYNER
Wrongfully Convicted: February 16, 2007
Wayne County


15. JUSTLY JOHNSON
Wrongfully Convicted: January 12, 2000
Wayne County


16. KENDRICK SCOTT
Wrongfully Convicted: January 12, 2000
Wayne County


17. VICTOR CAMINATA
Wrongfully Convicted: May 14, 2009
Wexford County


18. Jeff Titus
Wrongfully Convicted: 2002
Kalamazoo County

Application for Prisoners 
A PDF version of the Innocence Clinic's application is available. Prisoners or their relatives may complete the application.
When completing the application, applicants are encouraged to:
  • Make sure the completed application is legible. Feel free to use a typewriter if needed.
  • Be clear about relevant documents. Please make it clear who has the relevant documents listed in the application. For example, applicants might have their trial transcripts, but their mothers might have pertinent medical records. 
http://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/detaillist.aspx

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Currently 1,747 Exonerations

 

http://www.law.umich.edu/clinical/innocenceclinic/Documents/application.pdf

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