Arthur Johnson

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Charge:	Rape and Burglary
Sentence:	55 years
Years Imprisoned:	16
Year Crime:	1992
Year Convicted:	1993
Year Cleared:	2008
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Mississippi
County or Region of Crime:	Sunflower
City of Crime:	Sunflower
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Arthur Johnson was wrongly convicted in 1993 of a 1992 rape and burglary based on his identification by the victim. Johnson was sentenced to 55 years in prison. He was released on October 1, 2008 after DNA testing unavailable at the time of his trial excluded him as the assailant. He was incarcerated for 16 years from the time of his arrest. In November 2009 the State of Mississippi agreed to compensate Willis based on the State's wrongful conviction compensation statute, with $500,000 paid in 10 annual installments of $50,000."
Conviction Caused By:	Erroneous eyewitness identification by the victim.
Innocence Proved By:	"Arthur Johnson was released on October 1, 2008 after DNA testing unavailable at the time of his trial excluded him as the assailant. "
Defendant Aided By:	Innocence Project New Orleans
Compensation Awarded:	"$500,000 (State of Mississippi, Nov 2009) paid in 10 annual installments of $50,000"
Was Perpetrator Identified?	Yes
Age When Imprisoned:	33
Age When Released:	49
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"Arthur Johnson, Innnocence Project New Orleans, February 1, 2008"
Information Location 1:	http://www.ip-no.org/exonoree-profile/arthur-johnson
Information Source 2:	"Arthur Johnson, The Innnocence Project Database, October 10, 2009"
Information Location 2:	http://www.innocenceproject.org/Content/1628.php
Information Source 3:	"Willis to be Compensated for 'Egregious' Prosecution, By Adam Lynch (staff), Jackson Free Press, December 8, 2009"
Information Location 3:	http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/news/2009/dec/08/willis-to-be-compensated-for-egregious-prosecution/
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Arthur Johnson

Charge:

Rape and Burglary

Sentence:

55 years

Years Imprisoned:

16

Year Crime:

1992

Year Convicted:

1993

Year Cleared:

2008

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Mississippi

County or Region of Crime:

Sunflower

City of Crime:

Sunflower

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Erroneous eyewitness identification by the victim.

Innocence Proved By:

"Arthur Johnson was released on October 1, 2008 after DNA testing unavailable at the time of his trial excluded him as the assailant. "

Defendant Aided By:

Innocence Project New Orleans

Compensation Awarded:

"$500,000 (State of Mississippi, Nov 2009) paid in 10 annual installments of $50,000"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Yes

Age When Imprisoned:

33

Age When Released:

49

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"Arthur Johnson, Innnocence Project New Orleans, February 1, 2008"

Information Location 1:

http://www.ip-no.org/exonoree-profile/arthur-johnson

Information Source 2:

"Arthur Johnson, The Innnocence Project Database, October 10, 2009"

Information Location 2:

http://www.innocenceproject.org/Content/1628.php

Information Source 3:

"Willis to be Compensated for 'Egregious' Prosecution, By Adam Lynch (staff), Jackson Free Press, December 8, 2009"

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http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/news/2009/dec/08/willis-to-be-compensated-for-egregious-prosecution/

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