Tyeona Hunter

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Charge:	Child/Minor Sex Abuse (incl. molestation)
Sentence:	10 to 25 years
Years Imprisoned:	3.5
Year Crime:	1993
Year Convicted:	1994
Year Cleared:	1998
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Ohio
County or Region of Crime:	Hamilton
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Tyeona Hunter was wrongly convicted in 1994 of felony sexual penetration of her then three-year-old daughter in 1993 in Hamilton County, Ohio. After her conviction following a bench trial, Hunter was sentenced to 10 to 25 years in prison. On direct appeal, on December 26, 2017 the Hamilton County, 1st District Court of Appeals reversed her conviction and ordered the charges dismissed on the basis the prosecution failed to introduce sufficient trial evidence to prove she was guilty beyond a reasonable doubt -- stating that "at best" the expert testimony the prosecution relied on was "conjecture based on speculation." The State appealed the ruling to the Ohio Supreme Court, which declined jurisdiction and dismissed the appeal on April 22, 1998. Hunter filed a wrongful imprisonment claim with the State of Ohio on April 9, 1999, and on February 5, 2001 she was awarded $93,708 in compensation."
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Innocence Proved By:	"On direct appeal, on December 26, 2017 the Hamilton County, 1st District Court of Appeals reversed her conviction and ordered the charges dismissed on the basis the prosecution failed to introduce sufficient trial evidence to prove she was guilty beyond a reasonable doubt -- stating that "at best" the expert testimony the prosecution relied on was "conjecture based on speculation.""
Defendant Aided By:	Attorney J. Dean Carro
Compensation Awarded:	"$93,708 (State of Ohio, 2-5-2001)"
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Age When Imprisoned:	21
Age When Released:	24
Sex:	Female
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"Tyeona Hunter v. State of Ohio, No. 1999-07509 WI (Compensation lawsuit filed April 9, 1999)"
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Information Source 2:	"Ohio v. Tyeona Hunter, No. C-961142 (Hamilton County, 1st District Court of Appeals, 12-26-1997) (Reversing conviction based on insufficient trial evidence to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.)"
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Tyeona Hunter

Charge:

Child/Minor Sex Abuse (incl. molestation)

Sentence:

10 to 25 years

Years Imprisoned:

3.5

Year Crime:

1993

Year Convicted:

1994

Year Cleared:

1998

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Ohio

County or Region of Crime:

Hamilton

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

Defendant Aided By:

Attorney J. Dean Carro

Compensation Awarded:

"$93,708 (State of Ohio, 2-5-2001)"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

21

Age When Released:

24

Sex:

Female

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

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"Tyeona Hunter v. State of Ohio, No. 1999-07509 WI (Compensation lawsuit filed April 9, 1999)"

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Information Source 2:

"Ohio v. Tyeona Hunter, No. C-961142 (Hamilton County, 1st District Court of Appeals, 12-26-1997) (Reversing conviction based on insufficient trial evidence to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.)"

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