A New York City rapper turned himself in for murder 13 years ago, now his prosecutor wants him freed

WNYC News | Oct 12, 2022

No one would have known that Trevell Coleman killed someone in 1993 if he hadn’t walked into an East Harlem police precinct 17 years later and told them he did.

Now, more than a decade into his prison sentence, the very prosecutor who argued to put Coleman behind bars and the judge who sentenced him are both asking Gov. Kathy Hochul to release him. His case could serve as a litmus test for a governor who has pledged to reform the state’s clemency process while campaigning against a Republican challenger who has frequently accused her of being soft on crime.

“There are hundreds, if not thousands of others who merit clemency, who should have clemency,” said Steve Zeidman, Coleman’s clemency attorney. “To me, Trevell's case is just a reminder of that.”

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