Raashid Adowa

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Charge:	Assault - Aggravated (including causing bodily harm)
Sentence:	17 years
Years Imprisoned:	3
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Year Convicted:	2002
Year Cleared:	2005
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	New Jersey
County or Region of Crime:	Burlington
City of Crime:	Burlington
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Raashid Adowa, formerly known as Demetrius Cope, was wrongly convicted in 2002 of aggravated assault. He was sentenced to 17 years in prison."
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Age When Imprisoned:	32
Age When Released:	35
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"Court tosses former Burlington Twp. man's weapon conviction, By Jim Walsh (staff writer), Courier-Post, March 25, 2014"
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Raashid Adowa

Charge:

Assault - Aggravated (including causing bodily harm)

Sentence:

17 years

Years Imprisoned:

3

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

2002

Year Cleared:

2005

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

New Jersey

County or Region of Crime:

Burlington

City of Crime:

Burlington

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

"Raashid Adowa, formerly known as Demetrius Cope, was wrongly convicted in 2002 of aggravated assault. He was sentenced to 17 years in prison."

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

32

Age When Released:

35

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"Court tosses former Burlington Twp. man's weapon conviction, By Jim Walsh (staff writer), Courier-Post, March 25, 2014"

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http://www.courierpostonline.com/article/20140325/CRIME/303250019/Ruling-overturns-assault-rifle-conviction

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