Perry Lee Farmer

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Charge:	Murder
Sentence:	Death
Years Imprisoned:	18
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Year Convicted:	1983
Year Cleared:	1999
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	California
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Perry Lee Farmer was wrongly convicted in 1983 of capital murder during a 1981 burglary, and sentenced to death. Spent 8 years on death row before his sentenced was vacated and he was sentenced to life in prison. In 1997 a federal court reversed his conviction on the basis of incompetent counsel and he was acquitted in 1999 after a retrial, when evidence was presented that another man had committed the murder."
Conviction Caused By:	Erroneous eyewitness testimony.
Innocence Proved By:	"Acquitted in 1999 after a retrial, when evidence was presented that another man had committed the murder."
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Was Perpetrator Identified?	Yes
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Sex:	Male
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Information Location 1:	"Sacramento Bee, 1-18-1999"
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Perry Lee Farmer

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

Death

Years Imprisoned:

18

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1983

Year Cleared:

1999

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

California

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Erroneous eyewitness testimony.

Innocence Proved By:

"Acquitted in 1999 after a retrial, when evidence was presented that another man had committed the murder."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Yes

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

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News Story

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"Sacramento Bee, 1-18-1999"

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