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Habib Wahir Abdal


Years Imprisoned:

17

Charge:

Rape

Sentence:

20 years to life imprisonment

Year Convicted:

1983

Year Cleared:

1999

Location of Trial:

New York

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

"Wrongly convicted of a 1982 rape in 1983. Exonerated on September 1, 1999 by DNA testing unavailable at the time of his trial. He was wrongly imprisoned for more than 16 years."

Conviction Caused By:

Eyewitness misidentification and prosecutorial misconduct

Innocence Proved By:

"Exonerated on September 1, 1999 by DNA testing unavailable at the time of his trial."

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Information Source 1:

Innocence Project database

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http://www.innocenceproject.org/case/display_profile.php?id=56

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12/11/02 Newsday

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