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Andre Lamon Ellis

 

Charge:

Rape

Sentence:

85 years

Years Imprisoned:

2

Year Crime:

2012

Year Convicted:

2013

Year Cleared:

2014

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Alabama

County or Region of Crime:

Pike

City of Crime:

Troy

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

"Andre Lamon Ellis was wrongly convicted on January 18, 2013 of raping two women in separate incidents on March 26, 2012 in Troy, Alabama. He was also convicted of burglarizing the residence of one of the women. Ellis was convicted by a jury based on the testimony of both women. He was sentenced on March 25, 2013 to two terms of 85 years in prison for the rapes and 20 years for the burglary, with the three sentences to be served concurrently. After his conviction he learned that the prosecution had failed to disclose exculpatory witness statements. On March 25, 2013 Ellis filed a motion for a new trial based on the prosecution's Brady violation of failing to disclose the exculpatory witness statement evidence. On May 17, 2013 Pike County Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey W. Kelley granted Andre Lamon Ellis's motion for a new trial. The State appealed, and on September 30, 2014 the Alabama Supreme Court affirmed Judge Kelley's ruling. On November 20, 2014 both rape charges were dismissed against Ellis."

Conviction Caused By:

Prosecutor misconduct of failing to disclose exculpatory witness statements.

Innocence Proved By:

"On May 17, 2013 Pike County Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey W. Kelley granted Andre Lamon Ellis's motion for a new trial based on the prosecution's Brady violation of failing to disclose exculpatory witness statement evidence. The State appealed, and on September 30, 2014 the Alabama Supreme Court affirmed Judge Kelley's ruling. On November 20, 2014 both rape charges were dismissed against Ellis."

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Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

35

Age When Released:

37

Sex:

Male

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Information Source 1:

"Charges dropped in Troy rape case after conviction overturned, By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, The Republic (Columbus, Indiana), November 22, 2014"

Information Location 1:

http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/efb3d9633e4f4d5a9254f92c7a14dc92/AL--Rape-Conviction-Overturned

Information Source 2:

"Andre Ellis receives new trial, By Robbyn Brooks (Staff writer), The Troy Messenger (Troy, AL), May 17, 2013"

Information Location 2:

http://www.troymessenger.com/2013/05/17/andre-ellis-receives-new-trial/

Information Source 3:

"Troy man gets 85 years for rapes of two women on same day, By Matt Eloffson, Dothan Eagle (Dothan, AL), March 27, 2013"

Information Location 3:

http://www.dothaneagle.com/news/crime_court/article_a66d4456-96f9-11e2-a394-001a4bcf6878.html

Information Source 4:

"Ex parte State of Alabama (In re: State of Alabama v. Andre Lamon Ellis), No. 1121390 (Ala. Supreme Court, 9-30-2014)"

Information Location 4:

"http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=11893440268775739048&q=STATE+v.+Andre+Lamon+Ellis&hl=en&as_sdt=4,1"

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