Ayodeji Oladapo

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Charge:	Child/Minor Sexual Assault
Sentence:	18 years
Years Imprisoned:	4.58
Year Crime:	2001
Year Convicted:	2004
Year Cleared:	2009
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	New Jersey
County or Region of Crime:	Union
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Ayodeji Oladapo was wrongly convicted in 2004 of Child/Minor Sexual Assault committed in Union County, New Jersey in 2001. After his conviction Ayodeji Oladapo was sentenced to 18 years.Ayodeji Oladapo was exonerated in 2009."
Conviction Caused By:	"Defendant's stipulation as to admissibility of polygraph results was made without benefit of counsel, and trial judge erred barring impeaching evidence about victim's testimony."
Innocence Proved By:	"On November 27, 2007 the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey reversed Ayodeji Olapado's convictions, and the prosecution's motion to dismiss the charges was granted on July 8, 2009. The Court's ruling stated: "We reverse the conviction on two grounds. First, we hold that defendant's stipulation as to the admissibility at trial of polygraph test results, which he executed without benefit of counsel, was constitutionally invalid. We disagree with State v. Reyes, 237 N.J. Super. 250 (App. Div. 1989), and in any event we conclude it is no longer good law, following the Supreme Court's decision in State v. Domicz, 188 N.J. 285 (2006). Second, we conclude the trial court should have held a Rule 104 hearing pursuant to State v. Guenther, 181 N.J. 129 (2004), before precluding defendant from presenting evidence about an incident in which C.I., who had accused defendant of molesting her and then recanted, later accused another man of molesting her and then recanted that accusation." [State of New Jersey v. A.O., No. a5388-04 (Superior Ct of NJ, 11-27-2007)]"
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Age When Imprisoned:	30
Age When Released:	35
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"State of New Jersey v. A.O., No. a5388-04 (Superior Ct of NJ, Appellate Div., 11-27-2007) (Published) (Reversed convictions and remanded for new trial.)"
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Ayodeji Oladapo

Charge:

Child/Minor Sexual Assault

Sentence:

18 years

Years Imprisoned:

4.58

Year Crime:

2001

Year Convicted:

2004

Year Cleared:

2009

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

New Jersey

County or Region of Crime:

Union

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

"Ayodeji Oladapo was wrongly convicted in 2004 of Child/Minor Sexual Assault committed in Union County, New Jersey in 2001. After his conviction Ayodeji Oladapo was sentenced to 18 years.Ayodeji Oladapo was exonerated in 2009."

Conviction Caused By:

"Defendant's stipulation as to admissibility of polygraph results was made without benefit of counsel, and trial judge erred barring impeaching evidence about victim's testimony."

Innocence Proved By:

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

30

Age When Released:

35

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"State of New Jersey v. A.O., No. a5388-04 (Superior Ct of NJ, Appellate Div., 11-27-2007) (Published) (Reversed convictions and remanded for new trial.)"

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http://njlaw.rutgers.edu/collections/courts/appellate/a5388-04.opn.html

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