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Nathan Brown

 

Charge:

Attempted Rape

Sentence:

25 years

Years Imprisoned:

17

Year Crime:

1997

Year Convicted:

1997

Year Cleared:

2014

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Louisiana

County or Region of Crime:

Jefferson

City of Crime:

Metairie

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

"Nathan Brown was wrongly convicted in 1997 of attempted rape in Jefferson County, Louisiana. Brown was sentenced to 25 years in prison. After his exoneration, Nathan Brown was awarded $250,000 compensation by the State of Louisiana in September 2014."

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

Defendant Aided By:

The Innocence Project New Orleans and Innocence Project NY

Compensation Awarded:

"$250,000 (State of Louisiana, Sept. 2014)"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

23

Age When Released:

40

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"Nathan Brown free after wrongful rape conviction, BY John Simerman (Staff writer), The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA), July 1, 2014"

Information Location 1:

http://theadvocate.com/news/neworleans/neworleansnews/9557378-123/man-to-go-free-on

Information Source 2:

"Nathan Brown, free after 17 years of wrongful imprisonment, not bitter toward victim, By Michelle Hunter (Staff writer), The Times-Picayune (New Orleans), June 25, 2014"

Information Location 2:

http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2014/06/nathan_brown_free_after_wrongf.html

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