George Perrot

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Charge:	Rape and Robbery (including burglary)
Sentence:	Life Imprisonment
Years Imprisoned:	21
Year Crime:	1985
Year Convicted:	1992
Year Cleared:	2017
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Massachusetts
County or Region of Crime:	Hampden
City of Crime:	Springfield
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	George Perrot
Conviction Caused By:	Erroneous testimony by FBI crime lab technician about the inculpatory value of hair evidence from the culprit in linking Perrot to the crime.
Innocence Proved By:
Defendant Aided By:	"Law firm of Ropes & Gray, the Massachusetts Committee for Public Services Counsel Innocence Program, and the Innocence Project."
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Age When Imprisoned:	17
Age When Released:	47
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
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George Perrot

Charge:

Rape and Robbery (including burglary)

Sentence:

Life Imprisonment

Years Imprisoned:

21

Year Crime:

1985

Year Convicted:

1992

Year Cleared:

2017

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Massachusetts

County or Region of Crime:

Hampden

City of Crime:

Springfield

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

George Perrot

Conviction Caused By:

Erroneous testimony by FBI crime lab technician about the inculpatory value of hair evidence from the culprit in linking Perrot to the crime.

Innocence Proved By:

Defendant Aided By:

"Law firm of Ropes & Gray, the Massachusetts Committee for Public Services Counsel Innocence Program, and the Innocence Project."

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

17

Age When Released:

47

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

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"George Perrot, National Registry of Exonerations"

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