Clarence Harrison

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Charge:	"Rape, Robbery and Kidnapping (abduction)"
Sentence:	Life Imprisonment
Years Imprisoned:	17.75
Year Crime:	1986
Year Convicted:	1987
Year Cleared:	2004
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Georgia
County or Region of Crime:	Fulton
City of Crime:	Decatur
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Clarence Harrison was wrongly convicted in 1987 of the Oct 25, 1986 rape, kidnapping and robbery of a 25 year old woman in Decatur, Georgia. On August 26, 2004, lawyers for the Innocence Project announced that DNA tests excluded Clarence Harrison as the woman's attacker. The Georgia legislature based a bill in 2005 awarding Harrison $1 million compensation."
Conviction Caused By:	Erroneous eyewitness testimony/identification by the victim.
Innocence Proved By:	Post-conviction DNA testing excluded Clarence Harrison as the woman's assailant.
Defendant Aided By:	Innocence Project NY
Compensation Awarded:	"$1 million (State of Georgia, 2005)"
Was Perpetrator Identified?
Age When Imprisoned:	27
Age When Released:	44
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"DNA Reportedly Exonerates Inmate, Bill Rankin, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 08-26-04"
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Information Source 2:	"Cleared by DNA, Georgia men seek restitution: One gets paid; two get nothing, By Shannon McCaffrey, Athens Banner-Herald, July 19, 2009"
Information Location 2:	http://onlineathens.com/stories/071909/new_465534484.shtml#.V4_wer-xm5I
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Clarence Harrison

Charge:

"Rape, Robbery and Kidnapping (abduction)"

Sentence:

Life Imprisonment

Years Imprisoned:

17.75

Year Crime:

1986

Year Convicted:

1987

Year Cleared:

2004

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Georgia

County or Region of Crime:

Fulton

City of Crime:

Decatur

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Erroneous eyewitness testimony/identification by the victim.

Innocence Proved By:

Post-conviction DNA testing excluded Clarence Harrison as the woman's assailant.

Defendant Aided By:

Innocence Project NY

Compensation Awarded:

"$1 million (State of Georgia, 2005)"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

27

Age When Released:

44

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"DNA Reportedly Exonerates Inmate, Bill Rankin, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 08-26-04"

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http://ajc.printthis.clickability.com/pt/cpt?action=cpt&title=DNA+reportedly+exonerates+inmate&expire=&urlID=11458156&fb=Y&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ajc.com%2Fmetro%2Fcontent%2Fmetro%2Fdekalb%2F0804%2F27dna.html&partnerID=553

Information Source 2:

"Cleared by DNA, Georgia men seek restitution: One gets paid; two get nothing, By Shannon McCaffrey, Athens Banner-Herald, July 19, 2009"

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http://onlineathens.com/stories/071909/new_465534484.shtml#.V4_wer-xm5I

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