Cooley Law School Innocence Project assists in release man after serving 27 years in prison
Published: March 06, 2026
Cooley Law School’s Innocence Project collaborated with the Michigan
Innocence Clinic and the Wayne County Conviction Integrity Unit in the
release of George Calicut Jr., of Detroit, after spending 27 years in
prison for being wrongfully convicted of first-degree murder.
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