Paul D. Kordonowy

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Charge:	Sexual Assault and Burglary
Sentence:	30 years
Years Imprisoned:	14
Year Crime:	1987
Year Convicted:	1990
Year Cleared:	2003
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Montana
County or Region of Crime:	Richland
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	Paul D. Kordonowy was wrongly convicted in 1990 of aggravated burglary and sexual intercourse without consent. He was sentenced to 30 years in prison. His conviction was overturned and he was released in 2003 based on new post-conviction DNA evidence that excluded him as the assailant.
Conviction Caused By:	False analysis by the Montana State Crime laboratory technician.
Innocence Proved By:	DNA test excluded him as the assailant
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Age When Imprisoned:	24
Age When Released:	38
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
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Paul D. Kordonowy

Charge:

Sexual Assault and Burglary

Sentence:

30 years

Years Imprisoned:

14

Year Crime:

1987

Year Convicted:

1990

Year Cleared:

2003

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Montana

County or Region of Crime:

Richland

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Paul D. Kordonowy was wrongly convicted in 1990 of aggravated burglary and sexual intercourse without consent. He was sentenced to 30 years in prison. His conviction was overturned and he was released in 2003 based on new post-conviction DNA evidence that excluded him as the assailant.

Conviction Caused By:

False analysis by the Montana State Crime laboratory technician.

Innocence Proved By:

DNA test excluded him as the assailant

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

24

Age When Released:

38

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

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http://www.innocenceproject.org/case/display_profile.php?id=130

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