Bennett Barbour

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Charge:	Rape
Sentence:	10 yrs
Years Imprisoned:	4.5
Year Crime:	1978
Year Convicted:	1978
Year Cleared:	2012
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Virginia
County or Region of Crime:	Williamsburg
City of Crime:	Williamsburg
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Bennett Barbour was wrongly convicted in 1978 of the February 7, 1978 rape of a 19-year-old student at William and Mary college in Williamsburg, Virginia. His conviction was based on the eyewitness identification of the victim. Barbour was sentenced to 10 years in prison and was paroled after serving 4-1/2 years. In 2010 DNA testing excluded Barbour as the woman's assailant, and on May 24, 2012 the Supreme Court of Virginia issued a writ of actual innocence."
Conviction Caused By:	Erroneous eyewitness testimony by the 19-year-old victim.
Innocence Proved By:	"In 2010 DNA testing excluded Barbour as the woman's assailant, and on May 24, 2012 the Supreme Court of Virginia issued a writ of actual innocence."
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Was Perpetrator Identified?	Yes
Age When Imprisoned:	22
Age When Released:	26
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
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Bennett Barbour

Charge:

Rape

Sentence:

10 yrs

Years Imprisoned:

4.5

Year Crime:

1978

Year Convicted:

1978

Year Cleared:

2012

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Virginia

County or Region of Crime:

Williamsburg

City of Crime:

Williamsburg

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Erroneous eyewitness testimony by the 19-year-old victim.

Innocence Proved By:

"In 2010 DNA testing excluded Barbour as the woman's assailant, and on May 24, 2012 the Supreme Court of Virginia issued a writ of actual innocence."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Yes

Age When Imprisoned:

22

Age When Released:

26

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

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"Bennett Barbour, Innocents Project database"

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http://www.innocenceproject.org/Content/Bennett_Barbour.php

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