Harvey Wilson Byers

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Charge:	Rape
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Year Crime:	1976
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Year Cleared:	1981
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Idaho
County or Region of Crime:	Bannock
City of Crime:	Pocatello
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Harvey Wilson Byers was wrongly convicted of raping a woman in Pocatello, Idaho on June 30, 1976 based solely on the uncorroborated testimony of the alleged victim that she had been raped, and that Byers was her assailant. Byers only vaguely matched the woman's physical description of her assailant, and his hair and wristwatch were completely different. Byers appealed. On May 26, 1981 the Idaho Supreme Court vacated Byers' conviction and ordered dismissal of his indictment on the basis the prosecution introduced insufficient evidence to corroborate the alleged victim's testimony Byers' was her assailant."
Conviction Caused By:	Uncorroborated testimony by the alleged victim that Byers was the perpetrator.
Innocence Proved By:	"On May 26, 1981 the Idaho Supreme Court vacated Byers' conviction and ordered dismissal of his indictment on the basis the prosecution introduced insufficient evidence to corroborate the alleged victim's testimony that Byers' was her assailant."
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"State v. Byers, 627 P. 2d 788 (Idaho Sup Ct., 5-26-1981)"
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Harvey Wilson Byers

Charge:

Rape

Sentence:

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

1976

Year Convicted:

Year Cleared:

1981

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Idaho

County or Region of Crime:

Bannock

City of Crime:

Pocatello

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Uncorroborated testimony by the alleged victim that Byers was the perpetrator.

Innocence Proved By:

"On May 26, 1981 the Idaho Supreme Court vacated Byers' conviction and ordered dismissal of his indictment on the basis the prosecution introduced insufficient evidence to corroborate the alleged victim's testimony that Byers' was her assailant."

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Was Perpetrator Identified?

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Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

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"State v. Byers, 627 P. 2d 788 (Idaho Sup Ct., 5-26-1981)"

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"http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=10479369651038058907&q=%22insufficient+evidence%22+AND+dismissal+AND+conviction&hl=en&as_sdt=4,13"

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