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Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Murder and Rape |
Sentence: |
Life Imprisonment |
Years Imprisoned: |
9.5 |
Year Crime: |
1981 |
Year Convicted: |
1982 |
Year Cleared: |
1991 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Pennsylvania |
County or Region of Crime: |
Allegheny |
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Result: |
Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary of Case: |
Exonerated by DNA tests performed on multiple pieces of physical evidence from the crime. All tests excluded Nelson. |
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Innocence Proved By: |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
24 |
Age When Released: |
34 |
Sex: |
Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
Black |
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Innocence Project database |
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Innocents Database Created and Maintained by Hans Sherrer innocents@forejustice.org