David A. Gray

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Charge:	"Attempted Murder, Robbery and Rape"
Sentence:	60 years
Years Imprisoned:	21
Year Crime:	1978
Year Convicted:	1978
Year Cleared:	1999
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Illinois
County or Region of Crime:	Madison
City of Crime:	Alton
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"David A Gray was wrongly convicted in 1978 of attempted murder, rape and robbery in Madison County, Illinois after his second trial based on eyewitness error by the victim who was stabbed 33 times, and the perjured testimony by a "jailhouse snitch." Gray's first trial ended in a hung jury. The jury convicted Gray although no physical or forensic evidence tied him to the crime and he had credible alibi witnesses. Gray's conviction was overturned based on DNA evidence unavailable at the time of his trial, and after the charges were dismissed he was released on January 26, 1999 after 20 years and 10 months in custody. On May 2, 2002 Illinois Governor George Ryan granted executive clemency to Gray. On May 6, 2003 the Illinois Court of Claims approved Gray to receive $143,578.05 in compensation."
Conviction Caused By:	"Erroneous eyewitness testimony of the victim and perjured testimony of a "jailhouse" snitch."
Innocence Proved By:	DNA testing unavailable at the time of Gray's trial excluded him as the assailant.
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Compensation Awarded:	"$143,578.05 (State of Illinois, May 2003)"
Was Perpetrator Identified?
Age When Imprisoned:	25
Age When Released:	46
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	Innocence Project website database
Information Location 1:	http://www.innocenceproject.org/case/display_profile.php?id=147
Information Source 2:	"St. Louis Post-Dispatch, June 25, 1999"
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David A. Gray

Charge:

"Attempted Murder, Robbery and Rape"

Sentence:

60 years

Years Imprisoned:

21

Year Crime:

1978

Year Convicted:

1978

Year Cleared:

1999

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Illinois

County or Region of Crime:

Madison

City of Crime:

Alton

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

"Erroneous eyewitness testimony of the victim and perjured testimony of a "jailhouse" snitch."

Innocence Proved By:

DNA testing unavailable at the time of Gray's trial excluded him as the assailant.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

"$143,578.05 (State of Illinois, May 2003)"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

25

Age When Released:

46

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

Innocence Project website database

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http://www.innocenceproject.org/case/display_profile.php?id=147

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"St. Louis Post-Dispatch, June 25, 1999"

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