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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."

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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.)"

Information Location 2:

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

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