Clayton Scott Bennett

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Charge:	Rape
Sentence:	20 years
Years Imprisoned:	3.83
Year Crime:	2001
Year Convicted:	2005
Year Cleared:	2008
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	New York
County or Region of Crime:	Suffolk
City of Crime:	Greenport
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Clayton Stuart Bennett was wrongly convicted on June 3, 2005 of raping a 7-year-old girl and sentenced to 20 years in prison. The only evidence against Clayton Bennett was the testimony of the girl, although she waited at least two years before telling anyone about the alleged assault and she didn't know when it happened.The New York Second Appellate Court overturned Bennett's conviction on December 9, 2008 on the basis that the charge was too vague for him to defend against. Clay Bennett was released on bail on December 17, 2008. Bennett was not retried."
Conviction Caused By:	Erroneous and possibly perjurious testimony of the alleged victim.
Innocence Proved By:	"New York Second Appellate Court overturned Bennett's conviction on December 9, 2008 on the basis that the charge was too vague for him to defend against."
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Age When Imprisoned:	34
Age When Released:	37
Sex:	Male
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Information Source 1:	"People v Clay Bennett, 2008 NY Slip Op 9811 (NY 2nd Appellate Div - 12-9-2008) (Docket no. 2005-06365)"
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Information Source 2:	"Wrongful convict freed in rape case is 'bitter', By Matthew Chayes, Newsday (New York), December 18, 2008"
Information Location 2:	"http://www.newsday.com/news/local/crime/ny-lirape185969307dec18,0,4975016.story"
Information Source 3:	"Court throws out Patchogue man's 2005 rape conviction, BY Alfonso A. Castillo, Newsday (New York), December 16, 2008"
Information Location 3:	"http://www.newsday.com/news/local/suffolk/ny-libenn165966981dec16,0,7080365,print.story"
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Clayton Scott Bennett

Charge:

Rape

Sentence:

20 years

Years Imprisoned:

3.83

Year Crime:

2001

Year Convicted:

2005

Year Cleared:

2008

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

New York

County or Region of Crime:

Suffolk

City of Crime:

Greenport

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Erroneous and possibly perjurious testimony of the alleged victim.

Innocence Proved By:

"New York Second Appellate Court overturned Bennett's conviction on December 9, 2008 on the basis that the charge was too vague for him to defend against."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

34

Age When Released:

37

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Information Source 1:

"People v Clay Bennett, 2008 NY Slip Op 9811 (NY 2nd Appellate Div - 12-9-2008) (Docket no. 2005-06365)"

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Information Source 2:

"Wrongful convict freed in rape case is 'bitter', By Matthew Chayes, Newsday (New York), December 18, 2008"

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"http://www.newsday.com/news/local/crime/ny-lirape185969307dec18,0,4975016.story"

Information Source 3:

"Court throws out Patchogue man's 2005 rape conviction, BY Alfonso A. Castillo, Newsday (New York), December 16, 2008"

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"http://www.newsday.com/news/local/suffolk/ny-libenn165966981dec16,0,7080365,print.story"

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