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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:

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

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