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Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Breaking and entering |
Sentence: |
Exonerated After Conviction But Prior to Sentencing |
Years Imprisoned: |
2 |
Year Crime: |
2008 |
Year Convicted: |
2010 |
Year Cleared: |
2010 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
North Carolina |
County or Region of Crime: |
Mecklenburg |
City of Crime: |
Charlotte |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
"Wrongly convicted on October 4, 2010 of breaking and entering a house in 2008. Kenny Bowden was convicted by the jury solely on the basis of the circumstantial evidence that he was seen near the house. Judge Eric Levinson granted a post-verdict motion to set aside Bowden's conviction on the basis there was insufficient evidence linking Bowden to commission of the crime. Bowden was released on October 7, 2010, after he had been jailed for more than two years awaiting trial." |
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Innocence Proved By: |
Judge Eric Levinson granted a post-verdict motion to set aside Bowden's conviction on the basis there was insufficient evidence linking Bowden to commission of the crime. |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
24 |
Age When Released: |
26 |
Sex: |
Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
Black |
Information Source 1: |
"Judge sets aside jury's conviction, Charlotte Observer, October 8, 2010" |
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http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/10/08/1746553/judge-sets-aside-jurys-conviction.html |
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