Kevin James Byrd

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Charge:	Rape
Sentence:	Life Imprisonment
Years Imprisoned:	12
Year Crime:	1985
Year Convicted:	1985
Year Cleared:	1997
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Texas
County or Region of Crime:	Harris
City of Crime:	Houston
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Kevin James Byrd was wrongly convicted of rape based on the erroneous eyewitness testimony of the victim. The victim identified Kevin Byrd as her attack, even though she told police immediately after her rape that she was attacked by a white man, and Kevin Byrd is black. Byrd was released on Dec. 23, 2002 based on DNA testing unavailable at the time of his trial. He was aided by the University of Houston Law Center's Innocence Network."
Conviction Caused By:	Erroneous eyewitness testimony of the victim.
Innocence Proved By:	DNA testing unavailable at the time of his trial.
Defendant Aided By:	Aided by the Univesity of Houston Law Center's Innocence Network.
Compensation Awarded:	"$30,189.73 plus $5,239.07 monthly annuity (State of Texas, 9-5-2001)"
Was Perpetrator Identified?
Age When Imprisoned:	23
Age When Released:	35
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	Death Penalty Information Center
Information Location 1:	http://www.innocenceproject.org/case/display_profile.php?id=49
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Kevin James Byrd

Charge:

Rape

Sentence:

Life Imprisonment

Years Imprisoned:

12

Year Crime:

1985

Year Convicted:

1985

Year Cleared:

1997

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Texas

County or Region of Crime:

Harris

City of Crime:

Houston

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Erroneous eyewitness testimony of the victim.

Innocence Proved By:

DNA testing unavailable at the time of his trial.

Defendant Aided By:

Aided by the Univesity of Houston Law Center's Innocence Network.

Compensation Awarded:

"$30,189.73 plus $5,239.07 monthly annuity (State of Texas, 9-5-2001)"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

23

Age When Released:

35

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

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Death Penalty Information Center

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http://www.innocenceproject.org/case/display_profile.php?id=49

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