Lawrence McKinney

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Charge:	Rape and Burglary
Sentence:	100 years
Years Imprisoned:	31.5
Year Crime:	1978
Year Convicted:	1978
Year Cleared:	2009
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Tennessee
County or Region of Crime:	Shelby
City of Crime:	Memphis
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Lawrence McKinney was wrongly convicted in 1978 of a 1978 rape and burglary in Memphis, Tennessee, based on his identification by the victim. After his conviction by a jury McKinney was sentenced to 100 years for his rape conviction and 10 to 15 years for his burglary conviction. During a parole hearing after he had been imprisoned for 28 years, McKinney made admissions to the crime. McKinney's conviction was overturned and the charges were dismissed based on DNA testing unavailable at the time of his trial that excluded him as the assailant. He was incarcerated for 31-1/2 years. McKinney filed an application with the Tennessee Parole Board for a declaration of his innocence, as a necessary precursor for him to seek compensation from the State of Tennessee under the state's wrongful imprisonment compensation statute. On September 27, 2016 the Tennessee Parole Board unanimously voted 7-0 that the absence of McKinney's DNA was not conclusive evidence of his innocence. McKinney's lawyer said he would file an application for a declaration of McKinney's innocence, directly with Governor Bill Haslam, who isn't bound by the board's ruling."
Conviction Caused By:	Erroneous eyewitness identification by the victim.
Innocence Proved By:	Lawrence McKinney was released in 2009 after DNA testing unavailable at the time of his trial excluded him as the assailant.
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Compensation Awarded:	Denied by State of Tennessee
Was Perpetrator Identified?
Age When Imprisoned:	21
Age When Released:	53
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"Rape Conviction Overturned, But Board Says No to Exoneration, By The Associated Press, Memphis Daily News, September 29, 2016"
Information Location 1:	https://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2016/sep/29/rape-conviction-overturned-but-board-says-no-to-exoneration/
Information Source 2:	"Tennessee man whose rape conviction was overturned will not receive state compensation, By Associated Press, Times Free Press, September 28, 2016"
Information Location 2:	http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/breakingnews/story/2016/sep/28/tennessee-man-whose-rape-conviction-was-overturned-will-not-receive-state-compensation/389187/
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Lawrence McKinney

Charge:

Rape and Burglary

Sentence:

100 years

Years Imprisoned:

31.5

Year Crime:

1978

Year Convicted:

1978

Year Cleared:

2009

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Tennessee

County or Region of Crime:

Shelby

City of Crime:

Memphis

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Erroneous eyewitness identification by the victim.

Innocence Proved By:

Lawrence McKinney was released in 2009 after DNA testing unavailable at the time of his trial excluded him as the assailant.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Denied by State of Tennessee

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

21

Age When Released:

53

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"Rape Conviction Overturned, But Board Says No to Exoneration, By The Associated Press, Memphis Daily News, September 29, 2016"

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https://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2016/sep/29/rape-conviction-overturned-but-board-says-no-to-exoneration/

Information Source 2:

"Tennessee man whose rape conviction was overturned will not receive state compensation, By Associated Press, Times Free Press, September 28, 2016"

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http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/breakingnews/story/2016/sep/28/tennessee-man-whose-rape-conviction-was-overturned-will-not-receive-state-compensation/389187/

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