Willie James Nesmith

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Charge:	Rape
Sentence:	9 to 25 years
Years Imprisoned:	14
Year Crime:	1982
Year Convicted:	1982
Year Cleared:	2001
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Pennsylvania
County or Region of Crime:	Cumberland
City of Crime:	Carlisle
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Willie James Nesmith was wrongly convicted in 1982 of raping a 19-year-old woman in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Two witnesses identified Nesmith as being near the crime scene, although the victim couldn't identify her assailant. Nesmith was sentenced to 9 to 25 yrars in prison. Nesmith was exonerated in 2001 by post-conviction DNA tests. He was imprisoned a total of 14 years."
Conviction Caused By:	Erroneous eyewitness identification.
Innocence Proved By:	Exonerated by post-conviction DNA tests.
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Age When Imprisoned:	20
Age When Released:	38
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
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Willie James Nesmith

Charge:

Rape

Sentence:

9 to 25 years

Years Imprisoned:

14

Year Crime:

1982

Year Convicted:

1982

Year Cleared:

2001

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Pennsylvania

County or Region of Crime:

Cumberland

City of Crime:

Carlisle

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Erroneous eyewitness identification.

Innocence Proved By:

Exonerated by post-conviction DNA tests.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

20

Age When Released:

38

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

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