Jerry Lee Evans

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Charge:	Sexual Assault (includes aggravated)
Sentence:	Life Imprisonment
Years Imprisoned:	22.7
Year Crime:	1986
Year Convicted:	1986
Year Cleared:	2009
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Texas
County or Region of Crime:	Dallas
City of Crime:	Dallas
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Jerry Lee Evans was wrongly convicted in 1986 of raping an 18-year-old Southern Methodist University freshman who was abducted on her way to go dancing in Deep Ellum, near downtown Dallas. Jerry Evans was convicted based on the victim's identificaiton of him from a line-up. DNA testing unavailable at the time of his trial excluded Evans as the woman's assailant. His conviction was overturned and he was released on bail on May 27, 2009. Evans was the 20th person convicted in Dallas County to be exonerated by DNA evidence."
Conviction Caused By:	Police misconduct of telling the victim to pick Evans out of the line-up.
Innocence Proved By:	"DNA testing unavailable at the time of his trial excluded Evans as the woman's assailant. His conviction was overturned and he was released on bail on May 27, 2009."
Defendant Aided By:	Innocence Project of Texas
Compensation Awarded:	"$1,820,000 lump sum payment plus $9,729.69 monthly annuity (State of Texas, 12-3-2009)"
Was Perpetrator Identified?
Age When Imprisoned:	24
Age When Released:	47
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"Jerry Lee Evans is 20th exonerated by DNA evidence in Dallas County, By Jennifer Emily, The Dallas Morning News, May 27, 2009"
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Jerry Lee Evans

Charge:

Sexual Assault (includes aggravated)

Sentence:

Life Imprisonment

Years Imprisoned:

22.7

Year Crime:

1986

Year Convicted:

1986

Year Cleared:

2009

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Texas

County or Region of Crime:

Dallas

City of Crime:

Dallas

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Police misconduct of telling the victim to pick Evans out of the line-up.

Innocence Proved By:

"DNA testing unavailable at the time of his trial excluded Evans as the woman's assailant. His conviction was overturned and he was released on bail on May 27, 2009."

Defendant Aided By:

Innocence Project of Texas

Compensation Awarded:

"$1,820,000 lump sum payment plus $9,729.69 monthly annuity (State of Texas, 12-3-2009)"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

24

Age When Released:

47

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

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"Jerry Lee Evans is 20th exonerated by DNA evidence in Dallas County, By Jennifer Emily, The Dallas Morning News, May 27, 2009"

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http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/052809dnmetjerryleeevans.21ff4571.html

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