Jamal Trulove

Trulove at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival

Jamal Trulove is an American actor from California and the victim of a wrongful conviction. He appeared in the 2019 film The Last Black Man in San Francisco.

Wrongful conviction

After he was framed by police for the 2007 murder of an acquaintance, Trulove was sentenced to 50 years to life and imprisoned for six years. Jamal successfully appealed his conviction and subsequently sued the city of San Francisco.[1][2]

A California appeals court overturned his conviction in 2014 and he was retried in 2015 and acquitted.[3] In 2016 he sued the city of San Francisco. In April 2018 a jury found the two officers accused of framing him guilty of fabricating evidence and failing to disclose exculpatory evidence. In 2019 the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted to approve a settlement of $13.1 million.[1]

Media appearances

In 2008, Trulove was selected by a public vote to appear on the VH1 dating show I Love New York 2, where he was nicknamed "Milliown". Tiffany Pollard eliminated him in the first episode.[4]

Trulove appeared in the 2019 film The Last Black Man in San Francisco.[5][6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b Doubek, James (20 March 2019). "San Francisco To Pay $13.1 Million To Man Framed By Police For Murder". NPR. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  2. ^ Derbeken, Jaxon Van (February 10, 2010). "Ex-reality show contestant convicted of murder". SFGate. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  3. ^ People v. Trulove, A130481 (Cal. Ct. App. 2014-01-06).
  4. ^ "Reality Show Contestant "Milliown" on Trial for Murder". 14 January 2010.
  5. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (June 1, 2020). "After Being Framed For Murder, 'Last Black Man In San Francisco's Jamal Trulove Speaks On George Floyd, Producing Docu On Integrated '72 USC Trojans Football Team, & Docu-Series On His Own Six-Year Prison Ordeal". Deadline. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  6. ^ Wells, Madeline; SFGATE (June 20, 2020). "'Last Black Man in San Francisco' actor speaks at Oakland protest". SFGate. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  7. ^ Panzar, Javier (March 20, 2019). "Man framed for murder gets $13.1-million settlement from San Francisco". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 18, 2020.