Donte Booker

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Charge:	"Rape, Robbery and Kidnapping (abduction)"
Sentence:	10 to 25 years
Years Imprisoned:	15
Year Crime:	1986
Year Convicted:	1987
Year Cleared:	2005
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Ohio
County or Region of Crime:	Cuyahoga
City of Crime:	Beachwood
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Donte Booker was wrongly convicted in 1987 of a robbery and kidnapping that occurred in 1986 based on the victim's identification. Exonerated by a DNA test of crime scene evidence unavailable at the time of his conviction. Released in February 2005. Settled his claim for compensation from the State of Ohio for $618,683.33 on July 20, 2005. $600,000 was paid to Booker, and $18,683.33 was paid to his attorney W. Scott Ramsey."
Conviction Caused By:	Erroneous eyewitness testimony.
Innocence Proved By:	DNA testing unavailable at the time of the 1987 conviction excluded Booker as the assailant.
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Compensation Awarded:	"$618,683.33 (State of Ohio, 7-20-2005) ($600k to Booker, and $18,683.33 to attorney)"
Was Perpetrator Identified?	Yes
Age When Imprisoned:	19
Age When Released:	37
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"Donte Booker v. State of Ohio, No. 2005-03393 WI (Ohio Ct. of Claims, 3-2-2005) (Complaint For Wrongful Imprisonment)"
Information Location 1:	http://cases.ohiocourtofclaims.gov/cgi-bin/wspd_cgi.sh/streamfile.p?Serial=050301000936963&Seq=1
Information Source 2:	"Donte Booker v. State of Ohio, No. 2005-03393 WI (Ohio Ct. of Claims, 7-20-2005) (Journal Entry Approving Settlement)"
Information Location 2:	http://cases.ohiocourtofclaims.gov/cgi-bin/wspd_cgi.sh/streamfile.p?Serial=050720000972342&Seq=1
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Donte Booker

Charge:

"Rape, Robbery and Kidnapping (abduction)"

Sentence:

10 to 25 years

Years Imprisoned:

15

Year Crime:

1986

Year Convicted:

1987

Year Cleared:

2005

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Ohio

County or Region of Crime:

Cuyahoga

City of Crime:

Beachwood

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Erroneous eyewitness testimony.

Innocence Proved By:

DNA testing unavailable at the time of the 1987 conviction excluded Booker as the assailant.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

"$618,683.33 (State of Ohio, 7-20-2005) ($600k to Booker, and $18,683.33 to attorney)"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Yes

Age When Imprisoned:

19

Age When Released:

37

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"Donte Booker v. State of Ohio, No. 2005-03393 WI (Ohio Ct. of Claims, 3-2-2005) (Complaint For Wrongful Imprisonment)"

Information Location 1:

http://cases.ohiocourtofclaims.gov/cgi-bin/wspd_cgi.sh/streamfile.p?Serial=050301000936963&Seq=1

Information Source 2:

"Donte Booker v. State of Ohio, No. 2005-03393 WI (Ohio Ct. of Claims, 7-20-2005) (Journal Entry Approving Settlement)"

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http://cases.ohiocourtofclaims.gov/cgi-bin/wspd_cgi.sh/streamfile.p?Serial=050720000972342&Seq=1

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