Darrin Hill

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Charge:	Rape and Kidnapping (abduction)
Sentence:	"Found Not Guilty by reason of Insanity, committed to state mental facility"
Years Imprisoned:	13.17
Year Crime:	1992
Year Convicted:	1999
Year Cleared:	2012
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Louisiana
County or Region of Crime:	Orleans
City of Crime:	New Orleans
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Darrin Hill was wrongly institutionalized in 1999 for rape and kidnapping after being found not guilty by reason of insanity. Hill was exonerated and released in 2012. Darrin Hill was awarded $252,226.50 compensation by the State of Louisiana -- $250,000 for his wrongful incarceration and $2,226.50 for "loss of life opportunities.""
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Defendant Aided By:	Innocence Project New Orleans
Compensation Awarded:	"$252,226.50 (State of Louisiana, 2015)"
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Age When Imprisoned:	26
Age When Released:	39
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"Innocent man accused of rape freed by DNA after 20 years, By John Simerman (staff), The Times-Picayune (New Orleans), April 27, 2012"
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Darrin Hill

Charge:

Rape and Kidnapping (abduction)

Sentence:

"Found Not Guilty by reason of Insanity, committed to state mental facility"

Years Imprisoned:

13.17

Year Crime:

1992

Year Convicted:

1999

Year Cleared:

2012

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Louisiana

County or Region of Crime:

Orleans

City of Crime:

New Orleans

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

Defendant Aided By:

Innocence Project New Orleans

Compensation Awarded:

"$252,226.50 (State of Louisiana, 2015)"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

26

Age When Released:

39

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"Innocent man accused of rape freed by DNA after 20 years, By John Simerman (staff), The Times-Picayune (New Orleans), April 27, 2012"

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http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2012/04/innocent_man_accused_of_rape_f.html

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