Herman Douglas May Jr.

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Charge:	Rape and Sodomy
Sentence:	20 years
Years Imprisoned:	13
Year Crime:	1988
Year Convicted:	1989
Year Cleared:	2003
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Kentucky
County or Region of Crime:	Franklin
City of Crime:	Frankfort
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Herman Douglas May Jr was wrongly convicted in 1989 of raping and sodomizing a woman in Franklin County, Kentucky in 1988. May was exonerated and released in September 2002 after he was excluded as the assailant by DNA tests unavailable at the time of his trial. When released May was given $25 by the Kentucky DOC. The rape and sodomy charges against May were dismissed in May 2003."
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Innocence Proved By:	May was exonerated and released in 2002 after he was excluded as the assailant by DNA tests unavailable at the time of his trial.
Defendant Aided By:	Kentucky Innocence Project
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Was Perpetrator Identified?
Age When Imprisoned:	18
Age When Released:	31
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"DNA testing can leave traces of doubt, By Karen Gutirrez (staff), The Cincinnati Enquirer (November 17, 2002"
Information Location 1:	http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2002/11/17/loc_DNA17.html
Information Source 2:	"KY Man, 32, Wrongfully Convicted of Rape, Struggles Outside of Prison, By Joe Biesk (AP reporter), Herald-Leader (Lexington,KY), June 23, 2003"
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Herman Douglas May Jr.

Charge:

Rape and Sodomy

Sentence:

20 years

Years Imprisoned:

13

Year Crime:

1988

Year Convicted:

1989

Year Cleared:

2003

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Kentucky

County or Region of Crime:

Franklin

City of Crime:

Frankfort

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

May was exonerated and released in 2002 after he was excluded as the assailant by DNA tests unavailable at the time of his trial.

Defendant Aided By:

Kentucky Innocence Project

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

18

Age When Released:

31

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"DNA testing can leave traces of doubt, By Karen Gutirrez (staff), The Cincinnati Enquirer (November 17, 2002"

Information Location 1:

http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2002/11/17/loc_DNA17.html

Information Source 2:

"KY Man, 32, Wrongfully Convicted of Rape, Struggles Outside of Prison, By Joe Biesk (AP reporter), Herald-Leader (Lexington,KY), June 23, 2003"

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/934039/posts

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