Anthony Gray Jr

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Charge:	Murder and Rape
Sentence:	Life Imprisonment
Years Imprisoned:	7.5
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Year Convicted:	1991
Year Cleared:	1999
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Maryland
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Anthony Gray Jr was wrongly convicted of first-degree rape and first-degree murder based on his false confession and false police informants. Anthony Gray Jr. pled guilty based on his belief he would be sentenced to death after a trial, and he was sentenced to two life terms in prison. He was exonerated by DNA testing, but he wasn't released from prison until 15 months after another man was convicted of the same crime."
Conviction Caused By:	"False confession, false informant and ineffective defense lawyers."
Innocence Proved By:	DNA and the actual culprit confessed and was convicted of the crime.
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Was Perpetrator Identified?	Yes
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"Bill Would Pay $7.5 Million to Man Falsely Imprisoned: Delegate Says State Responsible for Mistake, By Todd Richissin and Matthew Mosk, Baltimore Sun, March 11, 1999, p. 5B."
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Information Location 2:	http://www.innocenceproject.org/case/display_profile.php?id=57
Information Source 3:	"Washington Post, 2-9-1999"
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Anthony Gray Jr

Charge:

Murder and Rape

Sentence:

Life Imprisonment

Years Imprisoned:

7.5

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1991

Year Cleared:

1999

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Maryland

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

"False confession, false informant and ineffective defense lawyers."

Innocence Proved By:

DNA and the actual culprit confessed and was convicted of the crime.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Yes

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"Bill Would Pay $7.5 Million to Man Falsely Imprisoned: Delegate Says State Responsible for Mistake, By Todd Richissin and Matthew Mosk, Baltimore Sun, March 11, 1999, p. 5B."

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Information Source 2:

Innocence Project database

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http://www.innocenceproject.org/case/display_profile.php?id=57

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"Washington Post, 2-9-1999"

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