Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Sexual Assault and Kidnapping |
Sentence: |
Life Imprisonment |
Years Imprisoned: |
8.33 |
Year Crime: |
2004 |
Year Convicted: |
2006 |
Year Cleared: |
2013 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
California |
County or Region of Crime: |
San Diego |
City of Crime: |
Lemon Grove |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
Uriah Courtney |
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Innocence Proved By: |
"Post-conviction DNA testing in of the victim's shirt identified the DNA profile of the assailant, which excluded Uriah Courtney." |
Defendant Aided By: |
California Innocence Project |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
25 |
Age When Released: |
33 |
Sex: |
Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
White |
Information Source 1: |
"Wrongly convicted man free after 8 years, By John Wilkens, The San Diego Union-Tribune, March 1, 2014" |
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http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2014/mar/01/a-fight-for-innocence-a-fight-for-innocence/ |
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Innocents Database Created and Maintained by Hans Sherrer innocents@forejustice.org