David Allen Jones

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Charge:	Second Degree Murder and Rape
Sentence:	36 years to life in prison
Years Imprisoned:	11
Year Crime:	1992
Year Convicted:	1995
Year Cleared:	2004
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	California
County or Region of Crime:	Los Angeles
City of Crime:	Los Angeles
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"David Allen Jones was wrongly convicted in 1995 of second-degree murder in the deaths of one women, voluntary manslaughter in the deaths of two other women, and raping a fourth woman. No witnesses or physical evidence tied Jones to the crimes. His convictions were based on his confession that he retracted as coerced by the police. His IQ of between 60 and 73 may have made him highly susceptible to police pressure. Jones was sentenced to 36 years to life in prison. Doubts about Jones' guilt led to his release from prison in March 2004. On October 23, 2004 the LA police announced that crime related DNA evidence tied another man to the crimes. His convictions were vacated and his charges were dismissed. Jones spent more than 11 years wrongly imprisoned. The City of Los Angeles settled his federal civil rights lawsuit for $720,000 on October 4, 2006. On March 15, 2007 California's Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board awarded Jones $74,600."
Conviction Caused By:	False confession induced by police psychological interrogation techniques.
Innocence Proved By:	Conviction vacated after DNA evidence excluded him as the perpetrator.
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Compensation Awarded:	"$794,600 total. $720,000 (City of Los Angeles, Oct. 2006) and $74,600 (State of Calif., March 2007)"
Was Perpetrator Identified?	Yes
Age When Imprisoned:	33
Age When Released:	44
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"In the Matter of the Claim of David Allen Jones, No. G549272, Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board of the State of California, March 15, 2007"
Information Location 1:	http://www.vcgcb.ca.gov/docs/pc4900/PC-4900-Approved-Jones.pdf
Information Source 2:	"How Wrong Man Was Convicted in Killings, Andrew Blankstein, Anna Gorman and Evelyn Larrubia, LA Times, pp. A1, A14, 10-25-2004."
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Information Source 3:	"Detective's Diligence Pays Off, Andrew Blankstein, LA Times, pp. B1, B8, 10-26-2004."
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Information Source 4:	"City Council to Settle 6 Lawsuits Against LAPD for Nearly $3.6 Million, By Patrick McGreevy (Staff writer), Los Angeles Times, October 5, 2006"
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David Allen Jones

Charge:

Second Degree Murder and Rape

Sentence:

36 years to life in prison

Years Imprisoned:

11

Year Crime:

1992

Year Convicted:

1995

Year Cleared:

2004

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

California

County or Region of Crime:

Los Angeles

City of Crime:

Los Angeles

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

False confession induced by police psychological interrogation techniques.

Innocence Proved By:

Conviction vacated after DNA evidence excluded him as the perpetrator.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

"$794,600 total. $720,000 (City of Los Angeles, Oct. 2006) and $74,600 (State of Calif., March 2007)"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Yes

Age When Imprisoned:

33

Age When Released:

44

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"In the Matter of the Claim of David Allen Jones, No. G549272, Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board of the State of California, March 15, 2007"

Information Location 1:

http://www.vcgcb.ca.gov/docs/pc4900/PC-4900-Approved-Jones.pdf

Information Source 2:

"How Wrong Man Was Convicted in Killings, Andrew Blankstein, Anna Gorman and Evelyn Larrubia, LA Times, pp. A1, A14, 10-25-2004."

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Information Source 3:

"Detective's Diligence Pays Off, Andrew Blankstein, LA Times, pp. B1, B8, 10-26-2004."

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Information Source 4:

"City Council to Settle 6 Lawsuits Against LAPD for Nearly $3.6 Million, By Patrick McGreevy (Staff writer), Los Angeles Times, October 5, 2006"

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