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Wrongly
Convicted Database
Record
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Years
Imprisoned:
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17 |
Charge: |
Rape |
Sentence: |
20 years to life imprisonment |
Year Convicted: |
1983 |
Year
Cleared:
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1999 |
Location
of Trial:
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New York |
Result:
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Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary
of Case:
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"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:
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Eyewitness misidentification and prosecutorial misconduct |
Innocence
Proved By:
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"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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