Russell Burton

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Charge:	Rape and Kidnapping (abduction)
Sentence:	Life Imprisonment
Years Imprisoned:	17
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Year Convicted:	1985
Year Cleared:	2002
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Georgia
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Russell Burton was wrongly convicted of abducting and raping three teenage girls who at the time of their attack "described their attacker to police as having a deeply pockmarked face, a stocky build, brown eyes, and brownish hair. Burton had clear skin, was slim, and 6' tall with blue eyes and blond hair.""
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Defendant Aided By:	Centurion Ministries
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	Centurion Ministries website
Information Location 1:	http://www.centurionministries.org/cases.html
Information Source 2:	""Ex-Soldier To Get New Trial," Columbus Ledger-Enquire, May 10, 2001."
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Information Source 3:	""Court Says Soldier Denied Fair Trial; Case May Go to the Supreme Court," Columbus Ledger-Enquire, January 23, 2002."
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Russell Burton

Charge:

Rape and Kidnapping (abduction)

Sentence:

Life Imprisonment

Years Imprisoned:

17

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1985

Year Cleared:

2002

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Georgia

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

Defendant Aided By:

Centurion Ministries

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

Centurion Ministries website

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http://www.centurionministries.org/cases.html

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""Ex-Soldier To Get New Trial," Columbus Ledger-Enquire, May 10, 2001."

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""Court Says Soldier Denied Fair Trial; Case May Go to the Supreme Court," Columbus Ledger-Enquire, January 23, 2002."

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