Richard Jackson

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Charge:	Murder
Sentence:	Life Imprisonment
Years Imprisoned:	2.2
Year Crime:	1997
Year Convicted:	1998
Year Cleared:	2000
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Pennsylvania
County or Region of Crime:	Delaware
City of Crime:	Upper Darby
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	Richard Jackson aka Rickie Jackson was wrongly convicted of murdering a friend. Conviction was reversed and released from prison after 2-1/2 years of wrongful imprisonment when it was established he was the victim of a mistaken fingerprint identification.
Conviction Caused By:	Erroneous fingerprint identification by the prosecution's forensic expert.
Innocence Proved By:	Conviction reversed when it was established his fingerprints were not those of the killer found at the crime scene.
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Age When Imprisoned:	40
Age When Released:	42
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"Pointing a Finger at Prints," Steve Berry, LA Times, Feb. 26, 2002"
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Richard Jackson

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

Life Imprisonment

Years Imprisoned:

2.2

Year Crime:

1997

Year Convicted:

1998

Year Cleared:

2000

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Pennsylvania

County or Region of Crime:

Delaware

City of Crime:

Upper Darby

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Richard Jackson aka Rickie Jackson was wrongly convicted of murdering a friend. Conviction was reversed and released from prison after 2-1/2 years of wrongful imprisonment when it was established he was the victim of a mistaken fingerprint identification.

Conviction Caused By:

Erroneous fingerprint identification by the prosecution's forensic expert.

Innocence Proved By:

Conviction reversed when it was established his fingerprints were not those of the killer found at the crime scene.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

40

Age When Released:

42

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

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"Pointing a Finger at Prints," Steve Berry, LA Times, Feb. 26, 2002"

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http://www.clpex.com/Articles/Newz/2002/2002-02-26-3.htm

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