Wilton A. Dedge

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Charge:	Sexual Assault and Burglary
Sentence:	Life Imprisonment
Years Imprisoned:	22.42
Year Crime:	1981
Year Convicted:	1982
Year Cleared:	2004
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Florida
County or Region of Crime:	Brevard
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Wilton Dedge was wrongly convicted in 1982 of raping a 17 year old girl twice. Convicted again after a retrial. Released August 12, 2004 after DNA tests of remaining physical evidence excluded Wilton Dodge as the attacker. The tests were preformed under authority of a 2001 state law that allowed DNA testing in cases already "closed." Wilton Dodge served 22 years of wrongful imprisonment. Being excluded by the DNA evidence was consistent with the fact that Dodge did not match the description of the girls' attacker, she said he was 6' tall and weighed 160-180 pounds, while Dodge was 5'-6" and weighed 125 pounds. Dedge was awarded $2 million by the Florida Legislature in 2005."
Conviction Caused By:	Jailhouse snitch provided perjured testimony
Innocence Proved By:	"Conviction reversed by a Florida judge and Wilton Dodge was released on August 12, 2004 after DNA tests excluded him as the girls' rapist."
Defendant Aided By:	Innocence Project NY
Compensation Awarded:	"$2 million (2005, State of Florida)"
Was Perpetrator Identified?
Age When Imprisoned:	20
Age When Released:	42
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"DNA Exonerates 22-Year Inmate, AP, The New York Times, August 12, 2004."
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Wilton A. Dedge

Charge:

Sexual Assault and Burglary

Sentence:

Life Imprisonment

Years Imprisoned:

22.42

Year Crime:

1981

Year Convicted:

1982

Year Cleared:

2004

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Florida

County or Region of Crime:

Brevard

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Jailhouse snitch provided perjured testimony

Innocence Proved By:

"Conviction reversed by a Florida judge and Wilton Dodge was released on August 12, 2004 after DNA tests excluded him as the girls' rapist."

Defendant Aided By:

Innocence Project NY

Compensation Awarded:

"$2 million (2005, State of Florida)"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

20

Age When Released:

42

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

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"DNA Exonerates 22-Year Inmate, AP, The New York Times, August 12, 2004."

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