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Accused of using a knife of Sandy Seale.
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Wrongful conviction revealed, Marshall released from prison.
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Marshall was completely cleared..
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A royal commission of inquiry investigates the original case.
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The commission concluded that "the criminal justice system failed Donald Marshall, Jr. at virtually every turn," that the police and judiciary had acted unprofessionally and incompetently, and that racism was a factor in the wrongful conviction. Marshall awarded $1.5 mil lifetime pension as compensation.