Eugene Ivory Henton

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Charge:	Sexual Assault (includes aggravated)
Sentence:	4 years
Years Imprisoned:	1.6
Year Crime:	1984
Year Convicted:	1984
Year Cleared:	2006
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Texas
County or Region of Crime:	Dallas
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	Eugene Ivory Henton was wrongly convicted of sexual assault in 1984 and sentenced to 4 years in prison. Eugene Henton was released on parole in 1986. In 2006 DNA testing unavailable at the time of his trial excluded him as the assailant. He was wrongly incarcerated for 1-1/2 years.
Conviction Caused By:	Erroneous eyewitness identification by the victim.
Innocence Proved By:	Eugene Henton was released in 1986. But in 2006 DNA testing unavailable at the time of his 1984 trial excluded him as the assailant.
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Compensation Awarded:	"$83,333.34 plus $1,036.62 monthly annuity (State of Texas, 4-2-2009)"
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
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Eugene Ivory Henton

Charge:

Sexual Assault (includes aggravated)

Sentence:

4 years

Years Imprisoned:

1.6

Year Crime:

1984

Year Convicted:

1984

Year Cleared:

2006

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Texas

County or Region of Crime:

Dallas

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Eugene Ivory Henton was wrongly convicted of sexual assault in 1984 and sentenced to 4 years in prison. Eugene Henton was released on parole in 1986. In 2006 DNA testing unavailable at the time of his trial excluded him as the assailant. He was wrongly incarcerated for 1-1/2 years.

Conviction Caused By:

Erroneous eyewitness identification by the victim.

Innocence Proved By:

Eugene Henton was released in 1986. But in 2006 DNA testing unavailable at the time of his 1984 trial excluded him as the assailant.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

"$83,333.34 plus $1,036.62 monthly annuity (State of Texas, 4-2-2009)"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

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"Eugene Henton, The Innnocence Project Database, October 10, 2009"

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http://www.innocenceproject.org/Content/175.php

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