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Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Rape |
Sentence: |
98 years |
Years Imprisoned: |
19 |
Year Crime: |
1983 |
Year Convicted: |
1984 |
Year Cleared: |
2013 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Missouri |
County or Region of Crime: |
Jackson |
City of Crime: |
Kansas City |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary of Case: |
"Robert E. Nelson was wrongly convicted in 1984 of the rape and robbery of a 25-year-old woman in her Kansas City, Missouri home. His conviction by a jury was based on his "voice" identification by the victim -- who couldn't identify him from a photo. He was sentenced to 98 years in prison. Robert Nelson was exonerated and released on June 12, 2013 based on exculpatory DNA tests of crime scene evidence. Nelson was awarded $318,000 in wrongful imprisonment compensation by the State of Missouri." |
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Innocence Proved By: |
"Robert E. Nelson was exonerated and released on June 12, 2013 based on exculpatory DNA tests of crime scene evidence." |
Defendant Aided By: |
Midwest Innocence Project |
Compensation Awarded: |
"$318,000 (State of Missouri, 2016)" |
Was Perpetrator Identified? |
Yes |
Age When Imprisoned: |
21 |
Age When Released: |
40 |
Sex: |
Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
Black |
Information Source 1: |
"DNA test frees man from a long prison sentence, By Tony Rizzo (staff), The Kansas City Star, June 14, 2013" |
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http://www.kansascity.com/2013/06/14/4293228/kansas-city-man-freed-from-prison.html |
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Innocents Database Created and Maintained by Hans Sherrer innocents@forejustice.org