Larry Bostic

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Charge:	Sexual Assault and Robbery
Sentence:	8 years imprisonment and 5 years probation
Years Imprisoned:	3.5
Year Crime:	1988
Year Convicted:	1989
Year Cleared:	2007
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Florida
County or Region of Crime:	Broward
City of Crime:	Fort Lauderdale
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Larry Bostic was wrongly convicted of a 1988 rape based on the victims identification. After the women ID'd Bostic in a photo line-up, he pled guilty to avoid a life sentence. He was sentenced to 8 years in prison and 5 years probation. He served three years before being paroled. Nine months after his release he was arrested for a parole violation and sentenced to an additional 17 years in prison. Exonerated in 2007 by DNA testing unavailable at the time of his trial. He served a total of 18 years in prison."
Conviction Caused By:	"Eyewitness ID of the witness from a photo line-up, and Bostic's false admission of guilt in pleading guilty."
Innocence Proved By:	DNA tests excluded him as the assailant.
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Was Perpetrator Identified?	Yes
Age When Imprisoned:	31
Age When Released:	35
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"Florida may pay wrongly imprisoned $50,000 per year, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, April 28, 2008"
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Larry Bostic

Charge:

Sexual Assault and Robbery

Sentence:

8 years imprisonment and 5 years probation

Years Imprisoned:

3.5

Year Crime:

1988

Year Convicted:

1989

Year Cleared:

2007

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Florida

County or Region of Crime:

Broward

City of Crime:

Fort Lauderdale

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

"Eyewitness ID of the witness from a photo line-up, and Bostic's false admission of guilt in pleading guilty."

Innocence Proved By:

DNA tests excluded him as the assailant.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Yes

Age When Imprisoned:

31

Age When Released:

35

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

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"Florida may pay wrongly imprisoned $50,000 per year, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, April 28, 2008"

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"http://www.chicagotribune.com/topic/sfl-flfclaims0428sbapr28,0,4146013.story"

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