Henry James

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Charge:	Rape
Sentence:	Life Imprisonment without possibility of parole
Years Imprisoned:	29.9
Year Crime:	1981
Year Convicted:	1982
Year Cleared:	2011
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Louisiana
County or Region of Crime:	Jefferson
City of Crime:	Westwego
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Henry James was wrongly convicted in 1982 of the rape of a woman in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, based on victim's testimony identifying him as her assailant. On September 26, 2011 DNA testing of evidence that had been preserved excluded James as the woman's assailant. A motion to vacate James' conviction was granted and he was released on October 21, 2011 after more than 29 years in prison. In 2012 Henry James was awarded $330,000 by the State of Louisiana -- $250,000 for his wrongful incarceration and $80,000 for his "loss of life opportunities.""
Conviction Caused By:	Erroneous eyewitness identification by the victim.
Innocence Proved By:	"Henry James conviction was overturned based on new DNA evidence he wasn't the woman's assailant, and he was released from prison on October 21, 2011."
Defendant Aided By:	Innocence Project NY and Innocence Project New Orleans
Compensation Awarded:	"$330,000 (State of Louisiana)"
Was Perpetrator Identified?
Age When Imprisoned:	20
Age When Released:	50
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"Henry James, Innocence Project New Oreleans"
Information Location 1:	http://www.ip-no.org/exonoree-profile/henry-james
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Henry James

Charge:

Rape

Sentence:

Life Imprisonment without possibility of parole

Years Imprisoned:

29.9

Year Crime:

1981

Year Convicted:

1982

Year Cleared:

2011

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Louisiana

County or Region of Crime:

Jefferson

City of Crime:

Westwego

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Erroneous eyewitness identification by the victim.

Innocence Proved By:

"Henry James conviction was overturned based on new DNA evidence he wasn't the woman's assailant, and he was released from prison on October 21, 2011."

Defendant Aided By:

Innocence Project NY and Innocence Project New Orleans

Compensation Awarded:

"$330,000 (State of Louisiana)"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

20

Age When Released:

50

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

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"Henry James, Innocence Project New Oreleans"

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