Donald L. Dixon

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Charge:	Murder and Robbery
Sentence:	Life Imprisonment
Years Imprisoned:	16
Year Crime:	1983
Year Convicted:	1985
Year Cleared:	2001
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Missouri
County or Region of Crime:	Jackson
City of Crime:	Kansas City
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Donald Dixon, James Bowman, and Jon Keith Smith were codefendants wrongly convicted of a murder and robbery in Jackson County, Missouri. There were each sentenced to life in prison."
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Age When Imprisoned:	18
Age When Released:	34
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"Donald Dixon, The National Registry of Exonerations"
Information Location 1:	https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=4499
Information Source 2:	"State of Missouri, Respondent, v. Donald L. Dixon, 716 S.W.2d 815 (1986) (Missouri Ct. of Appeals affirming conviction.)"
Information Location 2:	http://www.leagle.com/decision/19861531716SW2d815_11452.xml/STATE%20v.%20DIXON
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Donald L. Dixon

Charge:

Murder and Robbery

Sentence:

Life Imprisonment

Years Imprisoned:

16

Year Crime:

1983

Year Convicted:

1985

Year Cleared:

2001

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Missouri

County or Region of Crime:

Jackson

City of Crime:

Kansas City

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

"Donald Dixon, James Bowman, and Jon Keith Smith were codefendants wrongly convicted of a murder and robbery in Jackson County, Missouri. There were each sentenced to life in prison."

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

18

Age When Released:

34

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"Donald Dixon, The National Registry of Exonerations"

Information Location 1:

https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=4499

Information Source 2:

"State of Missouri, Respondent, v. Donald L. Dixon, 716 S.W.2d 815 (1986) (Missouri Ct. of Appeals affirming conviction.)"

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http://www.leagle.com/decision/19861531716SW2d815_11452.xml/STATE%20v.%20DIXON

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