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Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Murder and Rape |
Sentence: |
Life Imprisonment |
Years Imprisoned: |
5 |
Year Crime: |
1975 |
Year Convicted: |
1978 |
Year Cleared: |
2010 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Virginia |
County or Region of Crime: |
Greensville |
City of Crime: |
Emporia |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary of Case: |
"Curtis Jasper Moore was wrongly convicted in 1978 of a murder and rape committed in 1975. Curtis Moore's convictions were overturned in 1983 and he was released after 5 years of wrongful imprisonment. DNA tests in 2008 conclusively proved Moore's innocence and identified the DNA profile of the actual murderer, who was subsequently convicted. Moore was declared innocent in 2010." |
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Innocence Proved By: |
Curtis Jasper Moore's convictions were overturned in 1983 and he was released. He was declared innocent in 2010. |
Defendant Aided By: |
Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project |
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Was Perpetrator Identified? |
Yes |
Age When Imprisoned: |
35 |
Age When Released: |
40 |
Sex: |
Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
Black |
Information Source 1: |
Second conviction in '75 Emporia murder leaves many pleased - Richmond Times-Dispatch - 03-26-2010 |
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http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2010/mar/26/dnaa26_20100325-223408-ar-7228 |
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Program may clear a third man wrongly convicted of rape - Richmond Times-Dispatch - 08-12-2010 |
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http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2010/aug/12/inno12-ar-422823 |
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