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Anthony Caravella

 

Charge:

Murder and Rape

Sentence:

Life Imprisonment

Years Imprisoned:

26

Year Crime:

1983

Year Convicted:

1984

Year Cleared:

2010

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Florida

County or Region of Crime:

Broward

City of Crime:

Miramar

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

"Anthony Caravella was wrongly convicted in 1983 of a rape and murder committed in Broward County, Florida in 1983. His conviction was based on his confession to the crime, that he recanted as coerced. Caravella was considered to have an IQ of 67. Caravella was sentenced to life in prison. Caravella was conditionally released based on preliminary DNA tests that excluded him as the assailant. He had been imprisoned for about 26 years. On March 25, 2010 the State's Attorney's Office dropped the charges based on the final DNA tests that confirmed Caravella wasn't the woman's attacker, and a Broward County judge dismissed the charges."

Conviction Caused By:

The 15-year-old Caravella falsely confessed during five intense interrogation sessions.

Innocence Proved By:

"On March 25, 2010 the State's Attorney's Office dropped the charges based on the final DNA tests that confirmed Caravella wasn't the woman's attacker, and a Broward County judge dismissed the charges."

Defendant Aided By:

"Sun-Sentinel newspaper (Ft Lauderdale, FL) and the Innocence Project of Florida"

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

15

Age When Released:

41

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"Anthony Caravella Officially Exonerated!, Innocence Project of Florida, March 25, 2010"

Information Location 1:

http://floridainnocence.org/content/?p=1860

Information Source 2:

"Prosecutors - Miramar man convicted of 1983 rape and murder should be freed, By Paula McMahon (staff), Sun-Sentinel (Ft Lauderdale, FL), September 4, 2009"

Information Location 2:

"http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/sfl-dna-caravella-free-b090409,0,601427.story"

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