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Leonard Callace

 

Charge:

Sodomy and Sex Abuse

Sentence:

25 to 50 years

Years Imprisoned:

6.25

Year Crime:

1985

Year Convicted:

1987

Year Cleared:

1992

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

New York

County or Region of Crime:

Suffolk

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Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

"Leonard Callace was wrongly convicted in 1987 of sodomy and sexual assault in Suffolk County, New York. Callace was exonerated by DNA testing"

Conviction Caused By:

Eyewitness error and ineffective counsel.

Innocence Proved By:

DNA testing unavailable at the time of his trial.

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Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

33

Age When Released:

39

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

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