Willie Jackson

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Charge:	Rape and Robbery (including burglary)
Sentence:	40 years
Years Imprisoned:	17
Year Crime:	1986
Year Convicted:	1989
Year Cleared:	2006
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Louisiana
County or Region of Crime:	Jefferson
City of Crime:	Marrero
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Willie Jackson was wrongly convicted in 1989 of the December 1986 robbery and rape of a woman. Jackson was released on bail when he was awarded a new trial in 2005, and in May 2006 the charges were dismissed. Jackson was awarded $330,000 compensation by the State of Louisiana -- $250,000 for his wrongful incarceration and $80,000 for "loss of life opportunities.""
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Innocence Proved By:	DNA tests unavailable at the time of Willie Jackson's conviction excluded him as the woman's assailant.
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Compensation Awarded:	"$330,000 (State of Louisiana)"
Was Perpetrator Identified?	Yes
Age When Imprisoned:	28
Age When Released:	45
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"Long nightmare ending for wrongly convicted man, by Paul Purpura, The Times-Picayne, May 26, 2006"
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Willie Jackson

Charge:

Rape and Robbery (including burglary)

Sentence:

40 years

Years Imprisoned:

17

Year Crime:

1986

Year Convicted:

1989

Year Cleared:

2006

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Louisiana

County or Region of Crime:

Jefferson

City of Crime:

Marrero

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

DNA tests unavailable at the time of Willie Jackson's conviction excluded him as the woman's assailant.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

"$330,000 (State of Louisiana)"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Yes

Age When Imprisoned:

28

Age When Released:

45

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"Long nightmare ending for wrongly convicted man, by Paul Purpura, The Times-Picayne, May 26, 2006"

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http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/frontpage/index.ssf?/base/news-5/114862537618280.xml

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